Movie: Murder by the Book

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Hays
Robert Hays

D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan

Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart

Marissa

Christopher Murney
Christopher Murney

Lt. Greenberg

Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne

Victor Greville

Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm

Claire

Jonathan Moore
Jonathan Moore

Nicholas Rubinstein

Martin Neufeld
Martin Neufeld

Pete

Michael Copeman
Michael Copeman

Bunty Webb
Bunty Webb

Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside

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    Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.

  • Release Date

    1987-03-17

  • Average

    5.857

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
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    English
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