The Weekend Murders

The Weekend Murders

This is where they found the first body. You'll never believe where they found the others!

R 1970 · 98 min · ★ 6.1 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime

An aristocratic English family gather for the reading of their father's will. The family are dismayed to find that everything has been left to Barbara, the deceased's favourite daughter. The butler is soon found stabbed to death and Sergeant Thorpe, the local bobby, telephones Scotland Yard for assistance. Inspector Grey arrives and he and Barbara narrowly escape being shot. Cousin Ted and his wife Pauline are both killed. Sergeant Thorpe recalls some photos which Ted asked to have developed...

Directed by Michele Lupo · Written by Sergio Donati

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Cast

Anna Moffo Barbara Worth
Ida Galli Isabelle Carter
Gastone Moschin Sgt. Aloisius Thorpe
Peter Baldwin Anthony Carter
Lance Percival Supt. Grey
Giacomo Rossi Stuart Ted Collins
Christopher Chittell Georgie Kemple
Marisa Fabbri Aunt Gladys Kemple
Quinto Parmeggiani Lawrence Carter
Beryl Cunningham Pauline Collins
Orchidea De Santis Evelyn, the maid
Claudio Undari Arthur, the valet

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