Synopsis
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
160 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack SeddonScreenplay
- Ron GoodwinOriginal Music Composer
- George PollockDirector
- David PursallScreenplay
Cast
- Margaret RutherfordMiss Jane Marple
- Lionel JeffriesCaptain Rhumstone
- Stringer DavisJim Stringer
- Charles TingwellInspector Craddock
- William MervynBreeze-Connington
- Henry OscarLord Rudkin
- Joan BenhamAlice Fanbraid
- Nicholas ParsonsDr. Crump
- Miles MallesonBishop
- Derek NimmoSub-Lt. Eric Humbert
- Gerald CrossBrewer
- Norma FosterAsst. Matron Shirley Boston
Stills
Themes
shippoisonamateur detectivedetective inspectorcovered investigationeavesdroppingsnuffcuratorshipgang of thievesdanger of lifeblack and whitemurder mystery