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The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

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The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

"She feared the truth."

2017

1h 25m

5.8(21 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.

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Lifetime

Lincoln Square Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Daniel Gillies

Daniel Gillies

Robert Durst

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee

Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack

John Glover

John Glover

Seymour Durst

Fiona Vroom

Fiona Vroom

Eleanor Schwank

Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins

Jim

Jesse Hutch

Jesse Hutch

Henry Luttman

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Detective Struk

Blair Penner

Blair Penner

Douglas Durst

Kwesi Ameyaw

Kwesi Ameyaw

Edward Michaels

Ella Cannon

Ella Cannon

Mary McCormack

Creative team

Directed by: Yves Simoneau
Written by: Bettina Gilois
Produced by: Harvey Kahn

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