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Murder Ahoy
Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1964
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.
Movie details
Murder Ahoy
“New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!”
1964 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.1 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Murder Ahoy?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
George Pollock
Written by
Jack Seddon · David Pursall
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple
Lionel Jeffries
Captain Rhumstone
Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
William Mervyn
Breeze-Connington
Henry Oscar
Lord Rudkin
Joan Benham
Alice Fanbraid
Court is in session
Put Murder Ahoy on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.