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Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

1986 · 102 min

A gentle, talky whodunit that unfolds at a village pace, rewarding patience with quiet deduction rather than thrills.

Directed by: Julian Amyes
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Joan Hickson, Polly Adams, Cheryl Campbell

Overview: Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.

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Directed by: Julian Amyes
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Starring: Joan Hickson, Polly Adams, Cheryl Campbell

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
justice
class
guilt
Places: small town
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: mystery, drama, crime, tv movie
Directed by: Julian Amyes
Written by: T.R. Bowen
Starring: Joan Hickson, Polly Adams, Cheryl Campbell, Rosalie Crutchley, Paul Eddington, Rachael Weaver, David Horovitch, Tara MacGowran
Cinematography: John Walker
Runtime: 102 min
Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: French, English

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