Movie
Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
1974 · 100 min
A quiet, old-fashioned locked-room puzzle that unfolds slowly in a secluded monastery, rewarding patience with a methodical detective's unraveling of secrets.
- Directed by
- Jeremy Kagan
- Genres
- Mystery, Tv movie
- Starring
- Khigh Dhiegh, Mako, Soon-Tek Oh
- Overview
- China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial center Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a Taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret - the former abbot died of unnatural causes. After a number of mysterious events and more cases of murder Dee tracks down the true villain.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Mystery, deception, death, justice
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jeremy Kagan
- Genres
- Mystery, Tv movie
- Starring
- Khigh Dhiegh, Mako, Soon-Tek Oh
