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Murder Ahoy

1964 · 93 min

A cosy, gently suspenseful whodunit with a charmingly eccentric detective, offering light thrills and a few laughs.

Directed by: George Pollock
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell

Tagline: New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!
Overview: During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

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Directed by: George Pollock
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
justice
class
found family
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: drama, thriller, crime, mystery, comedy
Directed by: George Pollock
Written by: Jack Seddon, David Pursall
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell, William Mervyn, Joan Benham, Stringer Davis, Nicholas Parsons, Miles Malleson
Music: Ron Goodwin
Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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