Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Eady
George More O'Ferrall

Written By:
Sidney Carroll
Ian Dalrymple

Actors:
Orson Welles ..... Lord Mountdrago ('Lord Mountdrago' segment)
John Gregson ..... Edgar Curtain ('You Killed Elizabeth' segment)
Elizabeth Sellars ..... Elizabeth ('You Killed Elizabeth' segment)
Emrys Jones ..... George Wheeler ('You Killed Elizabeth' segment)
Alan Badel ..... Owen (segment 'Lord Mountdrago') / Mr. X (segment 'In the Picture') / Harry (seg
André Morell ..... Dr. Audlin ('Lord Mountdrago' segment)
Hugh Pryse ..... Jarvis ('The Picture' segment)
Leueen MacGrath ..... Woman in the House ('In the Picture' segment)
Eddie Byrne ..... Snyder ('The Picture' segment)
Helen Cherry ..... Lady Mountdrago ('Lord Mountdrago' segment)
Eamonn Andrews ..... Introductions
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: ..... Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (segment 'Lord Mountdrago')
Peter Burton ..... Sgt. Mallot (segment 'You Killed Elizabeth')
Philip Dale ..... Susan (segment 'You Killed Elizabeth')
Christina Forrest ..... Lady Connemara (segment 'Lord Mountdrago')
Evelyn Hall

Synopsis:

The British omnibus thriller, Three Cases of Murder includes two supernatural tales and a straight whodunit. The first segment, 'The Picture,' was directed by Wendy Toye, based on a short story by Roderick Wilkinson. A museum tour guide, Jarvis (Hugh Pryse), is plagued by artworks going missing, and by the mysterious repeated breaking of the protective glass over a gloomy landscape painting. Jarvis is fascinated by the dark, foreboding house in the painting. One day while he's admiring it, he bumps into a stranger (Alan Badel, who appears in all three segments). Jarvis ends up following the stranger into the world of the painting with terrifying consequences. Eddie Byrne (General Willard in Star Wars) plays the demented taxidermist, Snyder. In the second segment, 'You Killed Elizabeth,' written by Sidney Carroll (who co-wrote The Hustler), and directed by David Eady, lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman. George (Emrys Jones) has always stood in Edgar's (John Gregson) shadow. The two have a falling out when they realize they both love Elizabeth (Elizabeth Sellars), and when she later turns up dead, it affects the friendship in a surprising way. Badel plays the friendly bartender, Harry. The final story, 'Lord Mountdrago,' was based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham. Directed by George More O'Ferrall, the segment stars Orson Welles as Lord Mountdrago, the officious secretary of state for foreign affairs. Mountdrago uses his oratory powers to destroy the career of a charismatic political opponent, Owen (Badel again). Mountdrago then finds himself tormented by the vengeful Owen, who seems to have found a way to enter his dreams. Andre Morrell (Bridge on the River Kwai) plays Mountdrago's baffled psychiatrist.

Three stories of murder and the supernatural. In the first, a museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. Second, when two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? Third, when a young politician is terribly hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.

Unseen for many years, Three Cases of Murder and Return To Glennascaul are something of a treat for lovers of British film. The main feature is an excellent portmanteau in which the viewers imagination is challenged by the bizarre and macabre. A notable supporting cast of British actors includes John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Andre Morell, Hugh Pryse, Eddie Byrne and the constant in all three shorts, Alan Badel.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 October, 2010.

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