Summary
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 76GoodWatch 75
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −26 min on the typical 106
typical 10680Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+16
Released
1954
March 16, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
15 people
Alastair SimInspector Poole
Olga LindoMrs. Sybil Birling
Arthur YoungMr. Arthur Birling
Brian WorthGerald Croft
Eileen MooreSheila Birling
Bryan ForbesEric Birling
Jane WenhamEva Smith
George WoodbridgeFish & Chip Shop Owner - Stanley
Barbara EverestCommittee Member - Mrs. Lefson- CSCharles SaynorPolice Officer - Arnold Ransom
- OBOlwen BrookesMiss Francis - Hat Saleswoman
John WelshShop Walker - Mr. Timmon- JJJenny JonesSmall Girl
Norman BirdJones-Collins - Foreman
George ColeTram Conductor
Directing · 4
- Guy Hamilton Director
- Robert Lynn Assistant Director
- Ted Sturgis Third Assistant Director
- Pamela Davies Continuity
Writing · 2
- J. B. Priestley Writer, Theatre Play
- Desmond Davis Screenplay
Production · 2
- A.D. Peters Producer
- Raymond Anzarut Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Edward Scaife Director of Photography
- Robert Day Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Alan Osbiston Editor
Sound · 6
- Francis Chagrin Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Red Law Sound Recordist
- John Cox Sound Supervisor
- George Stephenson Sound Recordist
- Chris Greenham Sound Editor
- Barbara Hopkins Sound
Art · 1
- Joseph Bato Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Bridget Sellers Wardrobe Master
- Henry Montsash Hairdresser
- Julia Squire Wardrobe Designer
- Eric Carter Makeup Artist
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