Summary
The beautiful but unfaithful wife of a successful lawyer meets her untimely end at their anniversary dinner. After a suicide note is found soon after her death, it seems more likely that she was murdered, as all the dinner guests had good reason to want her dead.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 201 ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for crime movies, −6 min on the typical 106
typical 106100Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1983
November 5, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerMysteryTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more15 people
- Anthony AndrewsTony Browne
- Deborah RaffinIris Murdoch
- Pamela BellwoodRuth Lessing
- Nancy MarchandLucilla Drake
- Josef SommerGeorge Barton
- David HuffmanStephan Farraday
- Christine BelfordRosemary Barton
- June ChadwickSandra Farraday
Barrie InghamEric Kidderminster
Harry MorganCaptain Kemp- ARAnne RogersViola Kidderminster
- MWMichael WoodsVictor Drake
Shera DaneseChristine Shannon
Ismael 'East' CarloMedical Examiner- LHLinda HoyBoat Manager
Directing · 1
- Robert Michael Lewis Director
Writing · 2
- Sue Grafton Screenplay
- Agatha Christie Novel
Production · 2
- Stan Margulies Producer
- Phyllis Huffman Casting
Camera · 1
- Ted Voigtlander Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- David Saxon Editor
Sound · 1
- James Di Pasquale Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Fred Williams Makeup Artist
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