Lonely Hearts (2006)

Lonely Hearts (2006) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Todd Robinson

Written By:
Todd Robinson

Actors:
John Travolta ..... Det. Elmer Robinson
James Gandolfini ..... Det. Charles Hilderbrandt
Jared Leto ..... Ray Fernandez
Salma Hayek ..... Martha Beck
Scott Caan ..... Det. Reilly
Laura Dern ..... Rene Fodie
Michael Gaston ..... D.A. Hunt
Bruce MacVittie ..... Det. Eastman
Dan Byrd ..... Eddie Robinson
Andrew E. Wheeler ..... Det. Tooley
Alice Krige ..... Janet Long
Dagmara Dominczyk ..... Delphine Downing
John Doman ..... Chief MacSwain
Bailee Madison ..... Rainelle Downing
Ellen Travolta ..... Ida

Synopsis:

In the late 40's, the swindler Raymond Martinez Fernandez seduces lonely women to steal their possessions. When he meets the deranged Martha Beck, they fall in love for each other. With the jealous Martha posing as if she were his sister, the crook Ray seduces and kills other women. Two New York Detectives - Elmer C. Robinson and Charles Hildebrandt - chase the sociopaths, but without having the evidence of a body. In the end of 40's, the couple is finally arrested and sentenced to death, being electrocuted in March, 1951 in Sing Sing.

In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were America's notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". Their lethal scam was simple; they would swindle and then viciously murder lovelorn war widows who would answer their personal ads in which Ray would describe himself as a sexy Latin Lover. Ironically, Ray's initial introduction to Martha was as a prospective mark. But when they met, it was love at first sight, perhaps as a result of their penchant for kinky sex and their mutual love for duplicity and easy money. With Martha posing as Ray's sister, they bilked elderly spinsters and widows of their savings and then viciously murdered them in a bloodbath of sexual frenzy. When they were arrested, Martha and Ray confessed to 12 killings, although it is believed the actual number is closer to 20. At their sensational trial, Martha and Ray cooed, held hands and seemed as though they could not get enough of each other. Their plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was rejected, and on August 22, 1949, the homicidal lovers were sentenced to death. After numerous appeals, they were electrocuted on March 8, 1951, side-by-side in Sing Sing prison.

Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the 'Lonely Hearts Killers' who lured their victims through the personals.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 August, 2016.