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Murder She Said
Comedy · Crime · Drama · 1961
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.
Movie details
Murder She Said
“See the strange case of the strangler-killer on the night express!”
1961 Comedy · Crime · Drama 1h 27m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Murder She Said?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
George Pollock
Written by
David D. Osborn · David Pursall · Jack Seddon
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple
Arthur Kennedy
Paul Quimper
Muriel Pavlow
Emma Ackenthorpe
James Robertson Justice
Luther Ackenthorpe
Thorley Walters
Cedric Ackenthorpe
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
Conrad Phillips
Harold Ackenthorpe
Court is in session
Put Murder She Said on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.