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The Moving Finger is a film of genre Drama directed by Roy Boulting with Joan Hickson
The Moving Finger (1985)
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Add to a movie listLa Plume empoisonnée (The Moving Finger) est un téléfilm policier britannique de la série télévisée Miss Marple, réalisé par Roy Boulting, sur un scénario de Julia Jones, d'après le roman La Plume empoisonnée d'Agatha Christie.
Ce téléfilm en deux parties, qui constitue le 2e épisode de la série, a été diffusé pour la première fois au Royaume-Uni les 21 et 22 février 1985 sur la BBC.
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Le notaire, le médecin, la femme du pasteur...tout le monde y passe. Des lettres anonymes sèment l'inquiétude et la zizanie surtout lorsqu'elles poussent au suicide une dame des plus respectables. Mais qui est donc le corbeau de Lymston ? Seule Miss Marple peut élucider cette affaire...Actors
Joan Hickson
(Miss Marple)
Michael Culver
(Edward Symmington)
Sabina Franklyn
(Joanna Burton)
Richard Pearson
(Mr. Pye)
Hilary Mason
(Emily Barton)
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