The Orchard End Murder (1981)
Overview
Charthurst Green, Kent, 1966. Pauline Cox accompanies Mike Robins to a village cricket match in which he is playing, but becomes bored and wanders away. She fetches up at the local railway station, where she is first entertained to tea by the garrulous, hunchbacked station master, then upset by the intrusion of the latter's assistant Ewen, who proceeds to kill a rabbit in her presence. Making her way back to the match, Pauline is waylaid by the simple-minded Ewen as she crosses an apple orchard; when his advances become violent, she tries to fight him off and he strangles her. The station master helps in covering up the murder, burying the corpse in the orchard.
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What is The Orchard End Murder about?
Charthurst Green, Kent, 1966. Pauline Cox accompanies Mike Robins to a village cricket match in which he is playing, but becomes bored and wanders away. She fetches up at the local railway station, where she is first entertained to tea by the garrulous, hunchbacked station master, then upset by the intrusion of the latter's assistant Ewen, who proceeds to kill a rabbit in her presence. Making her way back to the match, Pauline is waylaid by the simple-minded Ewen as she crosses an apple orchard; when his advances become violent, she tries to fight him off and he strangles her. The station master helps in covering up the murder, burying the corpse in the orchard. The Orchard End Murder is a Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Drama movie, released on 1981-11-01, runtime 48 minutes.
Is The Orchard End Murder worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Orchard End Murder 5.8 out of 10 from 13 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
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Directed by
Christian Marnham
Cast
- Tracy Hyde as Pauline Cox
- Clive Mantle as Ewen
- Bill Wallis as Railway Gatekeeper
- Mark Hardy as Mike Robins
- Raymond Adamson as Mr Wickstead
- Jessie Evans as Mrs Trowel
- David Wilkinson as Batsman
- Jeremy Watt as Bowler
- Geoffrey Frederick as Cricket Captain
- Alan Neame as Rector
- Cyril Cross as Village Policeman
- Rik Mayall as Policeman
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