Three Cases of Murder
- 1954
- 1h 39m
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A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
André Morell
- Dr. Audlin (segment "Lord Mountdrago")
- (as Andre Morell)
Leueen MacGrath
- Woman in the House (segment "In the Picture")
- (as Leueen Mac Grath)
Frances Baker
- Woman in Club Dream
- (uncredited)
Robin Burns
- Member of Parliament
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- David Eady(segment You Killed Elizabeth)
- George More O'Ferrall(segment Lord Mountdrago)
- Wendy Toye(segment In The Picture)
- Writers
- W. Somerset Maugham(segment Lord Mountdrago)
- Brett Halliday(segment You Killed Elizabeth)
- Roderick Wilkinson(segment In the Picture)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to cast member Patrick Macnee, the "Lord Mountdrago" segment was mostly directed by star Orson Welles. This claim is supported by the abundance of high-angle, wide-angle and deep focus shots Welles was known for.
- Quotes
George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment): How was Manchester?
Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment): Wet, in every sense of the word. Those boys can really throw a party.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "GHOST STORY (Four Men on a Raft, 1941 + Return to Glennascaul, 1951) + TRE CASI DI ASSASSINIO (3 casi di omicidio, 1954)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Visions: Two Directors: Wendy Toye and Sally Potter (1984)
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Orson Welles
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.
Orson Welles received top billing, but he appears only in "Lord Mountdrago." According to Patrick Macnee, who had a supporting role, Welles began making suggestions to director George More O'Ferrall throughout the first day of filming, and by the third day he had taken over the direction of the entire segment.
Does this surprise anyone? Of course Welles would be the star to draw audiences in, and of course he would try to take over the production, because that was very much the sort of chap he was. For better or worse, a film starring Welles was very much a Welles film.
As far as anthologies go, this one is not often remembered. And as far as horror anthologies go (if this even counts), it seems all but forgotten, overshadowed by the later Amicus films. I love Amicus, and it is hard to beat them, but surely this film must have been some influence on the later Amicus and Hammer productions.
Orson Welles received top billing, but he appears only in "Lord Mountdrago." According to Patrick Macnee, who had a supporting role, Welles began making suggestions to director George More O'Ferrall throughout the first day of filming, and by the third day he had taken over the direction of the entire segment.
Does this surprise anyone? Of course Welles would be the star to draw audiences in, and of course he would try to take over the production, because that was very much the sort of chap he was. For better or worse, a film starring Welles was very much a Welles film.
As far as anthologies go, this one is not often remembered. And as far as horror anthologies go (if this even counts), it seems all but forgotten, overshadowed by the later Amicus films. I love Amicus, and it is hard to beat them, but surely this film must have been some influence on the later Amicus and Hammer productions.
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- Oct 21, 2016
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- Also known as
- Mord ohne Mörder
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- Budget
- £250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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