Short film

Murder at Moorstones Manor
1977 · 30 min
A rapid-fire, silly murder mystery where the jokes land as fast as the bodies, and the drawing-room setting makes the absurdity feel cozy and chaotic.
- Directed by
- Terry Hughes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Isabel Dean, Michael Palin, Iain Cuthbertson
- Overview
- Sir Clive Chiddingfield invites his family to his birthday party at lonely Moorstones Manor but in the course of the evening half of those present are murdered one by one and the remaining survivors except for Lady Chiddingfield each admit to being the killer,eventually shooting each other.
- How it feels
- Absurd, satirical, dark and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Deception, death, family, guilt
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Terry Hughes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Isabel Dean, Michael Palin, Iain Cuthbertson






