Movie: The Big Killing

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Roger Climpson
Roger Climpson

Peter Ashbury

June Thody
June Thody

Mary Ashbury

Nigel Lovell
Nigel Lovell

Charles Barcher

Benita Harvey
Benita Harvey

Elizabeth Barcher

Ron Haddrick
Ron Haddrick

Gavin Cole

Tommy Dysart
Tommy Dysart

Sgt. Basset

Stewart Ginn
Stewart Ginn

Insp. Fowler

Betty Dyson
Betty Dyson

Norah

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    Peter Ashbury is a young man who lives on Palm Beach, Sydney, with an expensive wife Mary and house he cannot afford. Their neighbours and close friends are Liz and Charles Barcher. He makes a £25,000 bet to murder Liz, the wife of the wealthy Charles. When the wife dies, blame attaches to Peter and then to his wife Mary.

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    1965-04-21

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