Cause célèbre

Téléfilm
1987
1h 49m

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Helen Mirren and Harry Andrews in Cause célèbre (1987)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen a woman's husband is murdered by her lover, both are tried for murder. The prosecution claims that she is the mastermind behind the crime, but she has an ace up her sleeve.When a woman's husband is murdered by her lover, both are tried for murder. The prosecution claims that she is the mastermind behind the crime, but she has an ace up her sleeve.When a woman's husband is murdered by her lover, both are tried for murder. The prosecution claims that she is the mastermind behind the crime, but she has an ace up her sleeve.

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6,7/10

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Anecdotes
The story is based on the true story of the murder of Francis Rattenbury, and is faithful to the facts. However George's surname had to be changed as the real person (George Percy Stoner) was alive when the play was written and when the television adaptation was produced.

Gaffes
When Helen Mirren takes the train ride at the end of the film, the train is composed of British Railways compartment stock built in the late 1950s. More than 20 years too modern for the supposed date.

Connexions
References The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

Bandes originales
Roses of Picardy
(uncredited)
Music by Haydn Wood

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6/10

Not a murder "mystery" as such

If you are thinking about watching this movie, just be aware that it is NOT a murder "mystery" as such. Unfortunately, I got the DVD thinking it was more of an Agatha Christie type story, and spent the entire time trying to figure out who really "done it." I was very disappointed when the typical twists and turns of a true mystery didn't materialize.

If my expectations had been different, I might have enjoyed this movie more. The set design was superb, as was most of the acting and the dialog (although, without subtitles, the British accent was a bit difficult for me to understand at times).

On the other hand, I might have been disappointed anyway, since the story is somewhat disjointed and I never bought into the relationships between the characters (the two mismatched lovers, the husband and wife, the wife and 'companion' etc.) The story might have been true, but that doesn't necessarily make it a good movie.