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A Talent for Murder

  • TV Movie
  • 1984
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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A Talent for Murder (1984)
ComedyDramaMystery

Famed mystery writer Anne Royce McClain and her former lover Doctor Anthony Wainwright investigate the murder of her daughter-in-law Sheila.Famed mystery writer Anne Royce McClain and her former lover Doctor Anthony Wainwright investigate the murder of her daughter-in-law Sheila.Famed mystery writer Anne Royce McClain and her former lover Doctor Anthony Wainwright investigate the murder of her daughter-in-law Sheila.

  • Director
    • Alvin Rakoff
  • Writers
    • Jerome Chodorov
    • Norman Panama
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Laurence Olivier
    • Hildegard Neil
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    177
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alvin Rakoff
    • Writers
      • Jerome Chodorov
      • Norman Panama
    • Stars
      • Angela Lansbury
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Hildegard Neil
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Anne Royce McClain
    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Dr. Anthony Wainwright
    Hildegard Neil
    • Sheila McClain
    Charles Keating
    Charles Keating
    • Lawrence McClain
    Garrick Hagon
    Garrick Hagon
    • Mark Harrison
    Tracey Childs
    Tracey Childs
    • Pamela Harrison
    Tariq Yunus
    Tariq Yunus
    • Rashi
    Hayward Morse
    Hayward Morse
    • Gary
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alvin Rakoff
    • Writers
      • Jerome Chodorov
      • Norman Panama
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    • Trivia
      Originally ran at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City from January 10, 1981 to June 12 (seventy-seven performances) with Jean-Pierre Aumont and Claudette Colbert in the leads.
    • Connections
      References Casablanca (1942)
    • Soundtracks
      I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
      Music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields
      Performed by Angela Lansbury

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    2/10

    Yuck!

    A talent for murder feels as if someone has been too much of a fan of sleuth,that other great detective movie with Olivier, only much better. Right before the commencement of murder she wrote it appears to have been then the great catalyst to one of the best who done it-police soaps ever and in this we can only be grateful like huge on our knees you know; but it seems to be like a practical impossibility to furthermore appreciate this giant movie turd in human history.
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    • Oct 11, 2019
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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mord nach Plan
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Centerpoint Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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