The Alphabet Murders

The Alphabet Murders

Infobox Film
name = The Alphabet Murders


director = Frank Tashlin
writer = David Pursall (screenplay) Jack Seddon (screenplay) Agatha Christie (novel)
starring = Tony Randall Robert Morley
distributor = MGM
music = Ron Goodwin
released = 1965
language = English
imdb_id = 0060094

"The Alphabet Murders" is a 1965 British detective film based on the novel The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, starring Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot.

Plot

The film varies significantly from the novel and adds a comedic flavour to the story

Cast

*Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot
*Anita Ekberg as Amanda Beatrice Cross
*Robert Morley as Hastings
*Maurice Denham as Police Inspector Japp
*Guy Rolfe as Duncan Doncaster
*Sheila Allen as Lady Diane Clarke
*James Villiers as Franklin Clarke
*Julian Glover as Don Fortune
*Stringer Davis as Mr. Stringer
*Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple
*Austin Trevor as Judson

Trivia

*The film includes a brief appearance by Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, who does not feature in the original novel.
*The film includes a brief appearance by actor Austin Trevor, who was the first actor to play Poirot on screen.

External links

*imdb title|0060094


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