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Best Mystery Films of 1979


Murder by Decree

The murders by the ... of a "prominent personage," Annie Crook (Genevieve Bujold), provides crucial information leading to a final confrontation on London's docks. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

Winter Kills

Based on a novel ... restore several scenes that had been cut by its previous backers. Elizabeth Taylor appears uncredited as one "Lola Comante." [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

The Double McGuffin

Alfred Hitchcock fans need ... Kennedy and Elke Sommer play their scenes straight, allowing full scope to the Saturday-matinee antics of the younger actors. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

Hart to Hart: Season 01

No sooner have millionaire ... survive to appear in the season finale, which concerns a scheming playboy who literally "plays" people like chess pieces. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

Mysteries

Set in a remote ... drama centers on the increasingly bizarre behavior of a tourist who has become romantically obsessed by a local beauty. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

She's Dressed to Kill

As a once-famous fashion ... models who gather for the gala celebration in his made-for-television thriller starring Eleanor Parker, Clive Revill, and Jessica Walter. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]

Radio On

Set in England's dreary ... relentlessly grim storyline and setting and its slow pace, some reviewers reported that they found this feature oddly refreshing. [ best mystery films - 1979 ]




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