The Deadly Game

TV Movie
1982
1h 52m

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George Segal, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, Alan Webb, and Emlyn Williams in The Deadly Game (1982)

Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.

Director
- George Schaefer
Writers
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- James Yaffe
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6.9/10

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Director
- George Schaefer
Writers
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt
- James Yaffe
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Trivia
This television adaptation of James Yaffe's unsuccessful Broadway play of 1961 was made in England as an American co-production with the BBC; the producers and director were American, but the technical crew was British.

Connections
Remake of ITV Television Playhouse: Breakdown (1958)

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7/10

A movie about murder and guilt!

Competent adaptation of a Durrenmatt novel entitled "Trapps" where a weird group of lawyers, judges and even a hangman reunites in a far and deserted mansion to prosecute common people for their crimes (even if the defendant has no idea of what crime he is judging for). American traveller (Segal) falls in the trap and a surrealist judgement begins. Great cast in a movie that is not a movie about murder, mistery or "who is the murder?" classic line but is really a poignant question about guilty in ,modern times. Worth to see! I give this a 7 (seven).