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Murder She Said

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.

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Murder She Said

“See the strange case of the strangler-killer on the night express!”

1961 Comedy · Crime · Drama 1h 27m

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7.3 / 10

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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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Directed by

George Pollock

Written by

David D. Osborn · David Pursall · Jack Seddon

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Jane Marple

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Paul Quimper

Muriel Pavlow

Muriel Pavlow

Emma Ackenthorpe

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Luther Ackenthorpe

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Cedric Ackenthorpe

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Inspector Craddock

Conrad Phillips

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 defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.