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A Murder of Quality (1991)

1991-10-04 · 1h 43m · EN
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At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.

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Denholm ElliottDenholm ElliottGeorge SmileyJoss AcklandJoss AcklandTerence FieldingGlenda JacksonGlenda JacksonAlisa BrimleyBillie WhitelawBillie WhitelawMad JanieDavid ThrelfallDavid ThrelfallStanley RodeRonald PickupRonald PickupFelix D'ArcyMatthew ScurfieldMatthew ScurfieldInspector RigbyChristian BaleChristian BaleTim PerkinsDiane FletcherDiane FletcherShane HechtFiona WalkerFiona WalkerDorothy D'ArcyNick RedingNick RedingSgt. MellorMichael CochraneMichael CochraneCharles Hecht

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference302099Actor preference110132 · 357595 · 391192Country preferenceGb

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At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.

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A Murder of Quality has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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