Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992 · 98 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, TV Movie, Comedy, Mystery

Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...

Directed by Jack Clayton · Written by Alan Kelley

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Maggie Smith Mrs Mabel Pettigrew
Michael Hordern Godfrey Colston
Renée Asherson Charmian Colston
Stephanie Cole Dame Lettie Colston
Thora Hird Jean Taylor
Maurice Denham Guy Leet
John Wood Ex-Inspector Henry Mortimer
Zoë Wanamaker Olive Mannering
Peter Eyre Eric Colston
Cyril Cusack Percy Mannering
Jacqueline Leonard Gwen, Dame Lettie's Maid
Elizabeth Bradley Mrs Anthony

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