The Stepfather - Il patrigno

Anytown, USA. Autumn. A ringing telephone. A man seeks familial bliss. Again. New name, new town, new wife, new stepdaughter. But perfection proves elusive. Disturbing parallels to the postwar noir cycle.

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Joseph Ruben directed The Stepfather - Il patrigno in 1987. See Joseph Ruben's full filmography, where to start with Joseph Ruben, or where to go after you've seen everything by Joseph Ruben.

The Stepfather - Il patrigno was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 89 minutes.