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Secret of the Blackbirds
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Secret of the Blackbirds

1983-11-21 · 92 min · ★ 6.7

Mystery · Thriller · Crime

Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing his young servant and his wife within the next couple of days? Of course the only person who can answer this question is Ms. Marple. And of course, the murderer is the person you least expected it to be.

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Directors
Vadim Derbenyov
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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Ita EverIta EverMiss Marple
Vladimir Sedovinspector Neele
Vsevolod SanayevVsevolod SanayevGeorge Fortescue
Lyubov PolishchukLyubov PolishchukAdele Fortescue
Yuri BelyayevYuri BelyayevPersival Fortescue
Yelena SanayevaYelena SanayevaJennifer Fortescue
Andrey KharitonovAndrey KharitonovLance Fortescue
Natalya DanilovaNatalya DanilovaPatricia Fortescue
Yelena IvochkinaYelena IvochkinaElaine Fortescue
Elza RadziņaElza Radziņamiss Effie Ramsbottom
Aleksandr PyatkovAleksandr Pyatkovsergeant Hay
Alla ChernovaAlla ChernovaMary Dow
Irina MazurkevichIrina MazurkevichGladys Martin
Boris NovikovBoris Novikovmr. Crump - butler
Tamara NosovaTamara Nosovamrs. Crump - cook
Vladimir ZeldinVladimir Zeldinpolice commissioner
Mariya BarabanovaMariya Barabanovamrs. MacKenzie
Lembit UlfsakLembit UlfsakGerald Wright
Yury MorozYury MorozVivian Dubois
Nina AgapovaNina Agapovamrs. Griffith

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