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Murder at the Gallop

1963 · 81 min

A cozy, gently comic whodunit with a charming amateur sleuth, light suspense, and a warm, old-fashioned atmosphere.

Tagline
It's a Penny to a Pony... Murder Will Out!
Overview
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • family
  • greed
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
George Pollock
Written by
James P. Cavanagh
Starring
Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson, Charles Tingwell, Gordon Harris, Robert Urquhart, Katya Douglas
Music
Ron Goodwin
Cinematography
Arthur Ibbetson
Runtime
81 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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