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A Very English Murder is a russe film of genre Crime directed by Samson Samsonov with Alexeï Batalov
A Very English Murder (1974)
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Add to a movie listA Very English Murder (Russian: Чисто английское убийство) is a 1974 Soviet teleplay directed by Samson Samsonov, based on the novel An English Murder by Cyril Hare.
The film has been shot on stage with multiple television cameras running simultaneously. Originally the film had been cut in two versions: a television version had three episodes, a movie theater version had two one-hour episodes. It seems that the television version has been lost, because the film is shown as two-episode movie when broadcast on TV. The DVD version also has two episodes.
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À l'approche de Noël, Lord Yorbeck a invité sa famille et ses amis à venir séjourner dans son château. Le fils du châtelain, Robert Yorbeck, meurt de façon inexpliquée. La neige ayant coupé toute communication avec l'extérieur, la police ne peut être prévenue et l'enquête doit être menée par un des invités, le Docteur Botvinik. Les relations tendues entre les différents hôtes compliquent ses recherches.Actors
Alexeï Batalov
(Доктор Ботвинк)
Irina Muravyova
(Сюзанна)
Leonid Obolensky
(лорд Уорбек)
Ivan Pereverzev
(Бриггс)
Eugenija Pleškytė
(миссис Карстерс)
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