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Murder Is Easy

  • TV Movie
  • 1982
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
830
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Lesley-Anne Down, Bill Bixby, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
CrimeMystery

An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.An American computer expert meets a distraught old lady on a train and she tells him that a homicidal maniac is stalking her quiet little village.

  • Director
    • Claude Whatham
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • Carmen Culver
  • Stars
    • Bill Bixby
    • Lesley-Anne Down
    • Olivia de Havilland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    830
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Claude Whatham
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Carmen Culver
    • Stars
      • Bill Bixby
      • Lesley-Anne Down
      • Olivia de Havilland
    • 25User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Olivia de Havilland, Lesley-Anne Down, Bill Bixby, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Lesley-Anne Down and Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Olivia de Havilland, Lesley-Anne Down, Bill Bixby, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Bette Davis, Peter Ustinov, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Olivia de Havilland, Lesley-Anne Down, Bill Bixby, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Lesley-Anne Down and Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Bill Bixby in Murder Is Easy (1982)
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    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Prof. Luke Williams
    Lesley-Anne Down
    Lesley-Anne Down
    • Bridget Conway
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Honoria Waynflete
    • (as Olivia De Havilland)
    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • Lavinia Fullerton
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Maj. Horton
    Shane Briant
    Shane Briant
    • Dr. Thomas
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Const. Reed
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Jimmy Lorrimer
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Mr. Ellsworthy
    Ivor Roberts
    • Vicar
    Trevor T. Smith
    • Rivers
    Anthony Valentine
    Anthony Valentine
    • Abbot
    Timothy West
    Timothy West
    • Lord Gordon Easterfield
    Carol MacReady
    Carol MacReady
    • Mrs. Pierce
    Diana Goodman
    • Rose Humbleby
    Frederick Wolfe
    • Avery
    Patrick Wright
    Patrick Wright
    • Attendant
    Gordon Lord
    • King Edward
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Claude Whatham
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Carmen Culver
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film was the only work of Bill Bixby of his career as an actor who filmed outside of the United States.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film Luke Williams is seen aboard a loco hauled train. The shots of the train on the journey alternate between this train and an Inter City 125.
    • Connections
      References For Your Eyes Only (1981)

    User reviews25

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    Decent Mystery
    Pretty good mystery. Lesley-Anne Down has never looked better and Bill Bixby portrays the hapless American well enough. Plot twists abound and the viewer is left with a very satisfying mystery. Agatha Christie would approve!
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    • witsend64
    • Jan 12, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agatha Christie's 'Murder Is Easy'
    • Filming locations
      • Marylebone Station, Marylebone, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • CBS Entertainment Production
      • David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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