The most bizarre murder mystery ever conceived!
Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.
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Cool, grave, plot-driven and classical in form.
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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“Is George C. Scott the best thing in The List of Adrian Messenger?”
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Cast
- George C. ScottAnthony Gethryn
- Kirk DouglasGeorge Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
- Dana WynterLady Jocelyn Bruttenholm
- Clive BrookMarquis of Gleneyre
- Gladys CooperMrs. Karoudjian
- Herbert MarshallSir Wilfrid Lucas
- Jacques RouxRaoul Le Borg
- John MerivaleAdrian Messenger
- Marcel DalioMax Karoudjian
- Bernard ArchardPike
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- Anthony VeillerScreenplay
- Joseph MacDonaldDirector of Photography
- Edward ScaifeDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Terry O. MorseEditor
- Edward LewisProducer
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