Black Widow (2005)
A film noir-style musical telling the story of how a man met his end by getting sucked into a web of lies and deceit by a beautiful, dark-haired singer.
- Date of release
- 2005-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- David Mortin
Casting
- Martin Tielli — Johnny Hardwick
- Sarah Slean — Eve Hardwick
- Mary Margaret O'Hara — Elizabeth Peyton
- Jan Filips — Mysterious Man
- Dwayne Hill — Bouncer
- Diane Fabian — Organist
- Ian D. Clark — Minister
- Julian Richings — Dr. Deadman
- Tom McCamus — Detective Pressman
- Scott Wickware — Police Officer
- Gary Reineke — Judge
- Simon Reynolds — Crown Prosecutor
Interesting facts
Black Widow, is a "Film Noir Musical" film written by David Mortin and Patricia Fogliato and directed by the former. It is loosely based on the trial of Evelyn Dick for the murder of her husband. The film stars Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Sarah Slean as Eve Hardwick, the character that is based on Evelyn Dick.
Production
Mortin claims that one of the hardest tasks was finding the perfect femme fatale to play Eve Hardwick. In the spring of 2004, he met Sarah Slean and Mortin was "blown away" by her music and her "inherent theatrically". He cast her in hoping that she would be able to portray the black widow. According to Mortin, Sarah seemed very nervous at first on set.
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