The Alphabet Murders
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The Alphabet Murders is a 1965 British comedy-mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot story "The A.B.C. Murders," featuring Margaret Rutherford in a prominent role.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-mystery film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Hercule Poirot stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The A.B.C. Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterInAdaptation | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Desmond Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Frank Tashlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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mystery film ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorAsCharacter |
Anita Ekberg as Amanda Beatrice Cross
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Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morley as Captain Hastings ⓘ Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ron Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCastingDetail |
Austin Trevor previously played Hercule Poirot in earlier films
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Margaret Rutherford appears as Miss Marple GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hercule Poirot film adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lawrence P. Bachmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Pursall
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Jack Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| stars |
Anita Ekberg
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Austin Trevor NERFINISHED ⓘ Clive Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyril Luckham NERFINISHED ⓘ Duncan Macrae NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Rolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ James Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Randall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Alphabet Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.