Jigsaw (1962)

A woman is found murdered in a house along the coast from Brighton. Local detectives Fellows and Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and... See full summary »

Director:

Val Guest

Writers:

Val Guest (screenplay), Hillary Waugh (novel)

Stars:

Jack Warner, Ronald Lewis, Yolande Donlan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Warner	...	Det. Insp. Fred Fellows
Ronald Lewis	...	Det. Sgt. Jim Wilks
Yolande Donlan	...	Jean Sherman
Michael Goodliffe	...	Clyde Burchard
John Le Mesurier	...	Mr. Simpson
Moira Redmond	...	Joan Simpson
Christine Bocca	...	Mrs. Simpson
Brian Oulton	...	Frank Restlin
Ray Barrett	...	Sgt. Gorman
Norman Chappell	...	Andy Roach
John Barron	...	Ray Tenby / 'John Campbell'
Joan Newell	...	Mrs. Banks

Storyline

A woman is found murdered in a house along the coast from Brighton. Local detectives Fellows and Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield.

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Plot Keywords:

brighton | detective | investigation | murder | dead body | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 1962 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ena ptoma mes' ti nyhta

Filming Locations:

Brighton Police Headquarters, Little East Street, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Figaro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders in the 1930s

User Reviews

veteran Jack solves the case

brilliant atmospheric film set on the Brighton coast in 1962. Jack Warner (66 years of age in real life) is the slightly caustic but nevertheless kindly commanding officer who runs the investigation. Great support from Ronald Lewis and a dazzling role from Michael Goodliffe(spooky to think that they both committed suicide in reality).See if you can spot the killer before Jack, believe me it is a shocker. Also there is a nice little twist at the end. The cast is top notch and there is a general seediness at the locations that the Brighton tourist board must have had concerns about.For a taut procedural police study this film is right at the top of the tree matched only by the Long Arm(Jack Hawkins) an absolute corker of a film and thanks to Nigel for providing me with a DVD of this film. This film is a must see.