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The Alphabet Murders

  • 1965
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.9K
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Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley, and Tony Randall in The Alphabet Murders (1965)
ParodySlapstickComedyCrimeMystery

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

  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • David Pursall
    • Jack Seddon
    • Agatha Christie
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Robert Morley
    • Anita Ekberg
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Tashlin
    • Writers
      • David Pursall
      • Jack Seddon
      • Agatha Christie
    • Stars
      • Tony Randall
      • Robert Morley
      • Anita Ekberg
    • 52User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • Hercule Poirot
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Hastings
    Anita Ekberg
    Anita Ekberg
    • Amanda Beatrice Cross
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Japp
    Guy Rolfe
    Guy Rolfe
    • Duncan Doncaster
    Sheila Allen
    • Lady Diane
    James Villiers
    James Villiers
    • Franklin
    Julian Glover
    Julian Glover
    • Don Fortune
    Grazina Frame
    • Betty Barnard
    Clive Morton
    Clive Morton
    • 'X'
    Cyril Luckham
    Cyril Luckham
    • Sir Carmichael Clarke
    Richard Wattis
    Richard Wattis
    • Wolf
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Sergeant
    Patrick Newell
    Patrick Newell
    • Cracknell
    Austin Trevor
    Austin Trevor
    • Judson
    Alison Seebohm
    • Miss Sparks
    Windsor Davies
    Windsor Davies
    • Dragbot
    Sheila Reid
    Sheila Reid
    • Mrs. Fortune
    • Director
      • Frank Tashlin
    • Writers
      • David Pursall
      • Jack Seddon
      • Agatha Christie
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    • Trivia
      The official screenwriters of this movie, David Pursall and Jack Seddon, were greatly annoyed by the extensive re-writing of their script by Director Frank Tashlin and Robert Morley. Tashlin also encouraged Morley and Tony Randall to ad-lib lines and business.
    • Goofs
      For the swimming pool murder, when the dart is fired, the view is from behind the murderer and one can plainly see the gun is aimed below and to the right of the victim. Then in the close-up of the victim, the dart is positioned on the left side of his neck as if it had been fired from his left, not mainly from his front. In any case, it is a very unlikely shot with a dart pistol from such a long range.
    • Quotes

      Hastings: Where have you been? What have you been doing?

      Hercule Poirot: Arranging a little extra insurance my friend.

      Hastings: Oh really? Personally I always feel perfectly safe with British railways. Mind you its very different in France, isn't it?

      Hercule Poirot: I wouldn't know. I am not French, I am Belgian.

      Hastings: Well it's the same thing, you both eat horsemeat.

    • Crazy credits
      Tony Randall emerges from Borehamwood Studios' Stage 4 to introduce the film and acknowledge his own starring credit, first as himself and then in full Poirot make-up and character.
    • Connections
      Referenced in What's My Line?: Jill St. John (1965)

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    The Alphabet Murders

    Awful film version of Agatha Christie's detective novel with Randall, in one of the finest cases of miscasting, as Dame Agatha's famous Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot. Randall doesn't even have the timing and flair of the author's creation, while co-star Robert Morley would have made a fine detective, but... instead, we have Randall. The film is directed by cartoon giant Frank Tashlin who makes this film a bit too cartoony. There seems to be more humor than mystery and more of Randall's schtick than Poirot's ingenuity. Disappointing all over.
    • Coxer99
    • Jun 5, 1999
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    • Release date
      • May 17, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Amanda
    • Filming locations
      • 14 Savile Row, Mayfair, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(Poirot enters tailor's shop at beginning of film)
    • Production companies
      • Lawrence P. Bachmann Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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