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The most bizarre murder mystery ever conceived! - The List of Adrian Messenger
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Title: The List of Adrian Messenger

Release Date: 23 May 1963

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Director: Joel Productions

Production Companies: Joel Productions

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.6 (83 votes)

Cast

  • Anthony Gethryn: George C. Scott
  • George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson: Kirk Douglas
  • Lady Jocelyn Bruttenholm: Dana Wynter
  • Marquis of Gleneyre: Clive Brook
  • Mrs. Karoudjian: Gladys Cooper
  • Sir Wilfrid Lucas: Herbert Marshall
  • Raoul Le Borg: Jacques Roux
  • Adrian Messenger: John Merivale
  • Max Karoudjian: Marcel Dalio
  • Pike: Bernard Archard
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