Murder by the Book

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Murder by the Book (1986)

Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie · 51m

Agatha Christie’s agents propose that it’s time for her to publish the manuscript she wrote thirty-five years earlier, a novel in which she finally kills off her most famous creation. And it’s not an entirely sad occasion. “That wretched little man,” she says. “He’s always been so much trouble. How is it Miss Marple has never upset me at all, not ever?” That night, who should appear at her doorstep but the wretched little man himself, Hercule Poirot? The great fictional detective and his creator proceed to play a very Christie-like game of cat and mouse for the manuscript – and for their own lives.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Lawrence Gordon Clark
Screenplay
Nick Evans
Director of Photography
Peter Jessop
Editor
John Price
Producer
Dickie Bamber

Details

Release date
1986-01-01
Runtime
51m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom