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Murder She Said

1961 · 87 min

A light, witty whodunit with a charming elderly sleuth, mixing gentle suspense and whimsical humour.

Tagline
See the strange case of the strangler-killer on the night express!
Overview
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • family
  • greed
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
George Pollock
Written by
Jack Seddon, David Pursall, David D. Osborn
Starring
Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, Thorley Walters, Charles Tingwell, Conrad Phillips, Ronald Howard
Music
Ron Goodwin
Cinematography
Geoffrey Faithfull
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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