The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (film)
1992 film by Curtis Hanson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, and Julianne Moore. Its plot follows the pregnant wife of a Seattle obstetrician who kills himself after he is accused of sexual misconduct by his patients. The shock leads the wife to miscarry, after which she poses as a nanny for one of her husband's accusers, and slowly begins to infiltrate the family. The title is taken from an 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace and there are several nods to the comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle grossed approximately $140 million worldwide. The film was remade into a Hindi film by the name Khal-Naaikaa in 1993.
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Directed by | Curtis Hanson |
Written by | Amanda Silver |
Produced by | David Madden |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
Edited by | John F. Link |
Music by | Graeme Revell |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $11.9 million[1] |
Box office | $140 million[2][3] |