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Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1964

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.

Movie details

Murder Ahoy

“New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!”

1964 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 33m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

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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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

George Pollock

Written by

David Pursall · Jack Seddon

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Jane Marple

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Captain Rhumstone

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Inspector Craddock

William Mervyn

William Mervyn

Breeze-Connington

Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Alice Fanbraid

Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

Jim Stringer

Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

Dr. Crump

Court is in session

Put Murder Ahoy 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.