01
Murder by Death
Why this pick
Its deliberately exaggerated detective archetypes, mansion-bound suspects and rapid-fire gags closely match the playful, broad parody of a classic whodunit in The Alphabet Murders.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1965 1h 30m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
The Alphabet Murders
CrimeComedy
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved The Alphabet Murders, try these.
01
02
Clue
Why this pick
A colorful, briskly paced country-house mystery that turns murder-solving into an ensemble farce, with the same affection for old-fashioned clues and comic suspicion.
03
The Last of Sheila
Why this pick
Its glamorous holiday setting and game-like investigation offer a sharper, more intricate version of the playful clue-hunting and shifting alibis behind The Alphabet Murders.
04
8 Women
Why this pick
A highly stylized, colorful murder mystery where a confined group trades barbs and secrets; it shares the original’s heightened comic tone and theatrical visual flair.
05
The Cheap Detective
Why this pick
Another Robert Moore comic mystery, built around knowingly artificial noir conventions, absurd complications and an affectionate spoofing spirit rather than grim crime drama.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
Our curator needs a little longer. Please come back shortly.
No confident matches yet. Try our personal film finder.
01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Albert Aachen, a clown with a unique diving act, is found dead, the murder weapon happens to be a poison dart. When a woman named Betty Barnard becomes the next victim, detective Hercule Poirot suspects that Sir Carmichael Clarke could be in grave danger.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tony Randall
Hercule Poirot
Anita Ekberg
Amanda Beatrice Cross
Robert Morley
Hastings
Sheila Allen
Lady Diane
Guy Rolfe
Duncan Doncaster
Stringer Davis
Mr. Stringer
Maurice Denham
Japp
Drewe Henley
o.A.