Film

The Book of Murder

1974 · 1h 13m · TV Movie · Horror · Mystery

Much-married and once successful writer Henry T. Aythecliff, now heavily in debt, summons his three ex-wives to his mansion, planning to extort a sizable amount of money from each. When he is discovered dead, clues indicate that each of his four wives had motive and opportunity to murder him, and a young detective must sift through some ingeniously devised evidence.

Pamela Bellwood

Mary

Louise Latham

Anne

Nan Martin

Catherine

Joyce Van Patten

Jane

Fritz Weaver

Henry

Barry Primus

Charlie Mariette

• Lloyd RichardsDirector

Release date

March 19, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

NR

Genres

TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime

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