The Alphabet Murders

Dec 26, 1965

1h 30m

★ 5.7

It's really no mystery why this girl is MURDER... it's as simple as ABC if you look hard enough!

Overview

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Hercule Poirot

Tony Randall

Amanda Beatrice Cross

Anita Ekberg

Hastings

Robert Morley

Japp

Maurice Denham

Duncan Doncaster

Guy Rolfe

Lady Diane

Sheila Allen

Franklin

James Villiers

Don Fortune

Julian Glover

Betty Barnad

Grazina Frame

Mister K

Clive Morton

Sir Carmichael Clarke

Cyril Luckham

Wolf

Richard Wattis

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