A Classic tv gem. Back when movie writing was original and acting was top of the level.
@rehab5355 Жыл бұрын
Excellent...All Star Cast! I just Love convoluted Plots!
@nikko7507 Жыл бұрын
Whatcha expect , It’s levin & link ( the columbo inventors ) excellent 👌🏼
@randomreviews4278 Жыл бұрын
This is a tv movie. Forget it
@kraut4676 Жыл бұрын
What a perfect movie with an unexpected end. No boring minute.
@peterbaruxis251110 ай бұрын
Very cool how they use "Monica" reading the scenes. I'm glad I saw Jeff Goldblum in this- he did some very creepy roles early in his career that I could never get out of my head but this let's me see him in a new light. Great movie.
@InACountryGarden Жыл бұрын
A superb drama. These made-for-TV movies/dramas often are lost for ever once they are first broadcast. So it's a joy to find them uploaded onto KZbin. This was a well put together drama, & an excellent story. Such a good team of actors. Thanks so much for uploading it! 🙂
@maryclaremayo61572 жыл бұрын
As soon as he walked into the theatre, I remembered I'd seen this. I so look forward to watching it again. Robert Preston! Lynn Redgrave! Patrick Macnee! and yes, the young Jeff Goldblum. Thank you for uploading this.
@greggtaylor48494 жыл бұрын
This is one of the BEST made for TV mysteries EVER!
@hotchameanshotcha2 жыл бұрын
I thought right away this looks like a typical Levinson-Link production. Great, I try to watch them where ever there's a chance. This one is new to me. Thank you very much!
@mariameere58072 жыл бұрын
Thank God for KZbin way- before my time, Why don’t they make movies like this nowadays??
@janeburke1472 жыл бұрын
@@mariameere5807 because the films now are woke crap or copied from old films.The other day I heard a record I didn’t know but I knew the words,yeah they had copied an old record.
@zakofrx4 ай бұрын
@@janeburke147I gave up on going to the movie a few years ago.. Everything now is woke crap except for a very few things done by certain actors and directors.. (Tom Cruise etc..) Got sick of watching a movie and half way in the actors start going on a political rant for no reason... Nothing to do with the story.. Just Hollywood pushing the message.. Thank god for the 80 years of movies and tv made before the current clown world...
@Dreamskater10027 күн бұрын
@@janeburke147 Yeah, the plagiarism is blatant, infuriating & brazen.
@daddy2299 Жыл бұрын
This movie is still excellent. I saw it originally, and anytime the producers and/or writers are Levinson and Link, the product is tops in quality.
@jreed2k2 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to run across this movie again. I watched it when it was broadcast. Robert Preston was marvelous, as usual, and the rest of the cast shined. Thanks for uploading.
@joeowens61802 жыл бұрын
to aMan, we take too much for granted in those days of the 80's - virtually every skilled actor of those days was in this film, and Robert Preston the indefatigable man over decades was a perfect triumph. No swearing, no F words, no vulgarity, and a completely fascinating and intelligent script. RIP to all who have passed on, and long life to all the others! A pity that Heller did not make the credits.
@Prof.Tarfeather2 жыл бұрын
Always love R.Preston and Goldbloom. This was really good. Had me going till the end.Great actors and well written. So happy you shared this gem.
@davidhull71152 жыл бұрын
Yep, and Goldblum too. Don't forget him!
@rivermoon6190 Жыл бұрын
Excellent film and a great ending. Just the sort of film I loved in the 1980s and they sure don’t make them like this any more. Thanks for the upload. If you are debating whether to watch this film, do watch it. You will enjoy it. Good mystery and brilliant cast!
@cm9439 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie when it first aired. Its so well written, directed and acted. Thank you for posting this. Peace and blessings.
@CultCinemaClassics11 ай бұрын
So wonderful to read all of your comments. Glad you all enjoyed it so much!
@Dreamskater10027 күн бұрын
@@CultCinemaClassics Thank you for your channel & uploading for us to see.
@Panwere363 жыл бұрын
I was shocked at how good this movie was, and it was the very first murder mystery that threw me for a loop over what really happened. A lightening in a bottle cast with a first rate script makes this worth watching over and over again. Robert Preston (RIP) headlining an ensemble of pure talent.. ALL of whom either had already done great things (and would do greater such as William Daniels) or who would go on to do great things themselves (like Jeff Goldblum) was pure genius on the part of the casting director.
@gemmanaz202 жыл бұрын
Yes I want to it it right now after it just ended.
@judithrandall4690 Жыл бұрын
My God, you should receive some compensation for this terrific review. I was just about to turn the channel, then you convinced me it's worth the view (although it does seem like an episode of "Columbo" or "Murder She Wrote".
@Panwere36 Жыл бұрын
@@judithrandall4690 , thank you.
@judithrandall4690 Жыл бұрын
@@Panwere36 You're welcome. And you were right.
@desertodavid Жыл бұрын
@@judithrandall4690 Hmmmph. Okay Judith I'm going to take her another guy scroll on you and what's-his-name and continue watching as I'm not really that far into the movie yet. But you better be right or I'm coming after you!!
@odoyipper38393 жыл бұрын
Loved it. As a widow, the ending made me cry.
@stephencampion21274 жыл бұрын
A simple film, yet I couldn't stop watching it. The end? The power of true friends.
@timothydigiuseppe17532 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@L56S2 жыл бұрын
Excellent film
@justbcusican2302 жыл бұрын
WOW. I don't impress easily but this one did the trick. I love plot twists this one was definitely TWISTED! Excellent actors and actresses, excellent story, I give it five thumbs up!
@HelenaVanCity2 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh, this was GOOD! Not just a murder mystery, but a murder mystery set and solved in a theater, in the form of a play/rehearsal!!! You really made my day! And not just any day, the first day of 2022! :))))) Happy New Year to you and all the viewers and commenters here!
@MyMy-zi7yv3 жыл бұрын
Surprised only 8k views as this is a very good mystery. And in almost anything Robert Preston is in, he makes it just that much better, great actor.
@jonhart76302 жыл бұрын
144k now 👍
@rivermoon6190 Жыл бұрын
@@jonhart7630 almost 327,000 now 05.06.23
@CultCinemaClassics11 ай бұрын
Yes, hope more viewers reach this gem!
@bluecollarlitАй бұрын
Now it's 407,000 views. No worries. July, 2024.
@suatasmaz285710 ай бұрын
I feel very lucky to have discovered this KZbin channel. I have seen and watched many great old movies here that are not widely known by world audiences. The subtitles of the movies on the channel are generally very good. The movie Rehearsal for Murder (1982) should definitely be watched by those who love the murder-mystery genre. Tahnks to Cult Cinema Classics.
@trinidad24502 жыл бұрын
Wow! This was such a good movie. The ending was superb, didn’t see it coming.
@kathybikadi9854 Жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful flick! The cast was superb! The script very unique and clever!
@debranielsen2002 Жыл бұрын
This has long been one of my all-time favorite tv movies.
@joycecoleman42862 жыл бұрын
What an extraordinarily amazing movie that was well portrayed by all the actors! This is a great who-done-it-type movie. The mystery was solved!
@song4night Жыл бұрын
what a great film! Probably one of the few films that nobody solves the mystery. Wow!
@charlottepipe4129 Жыл бұрын
This is a good one. Robert Preston , genuine actor.
@abcangirl Жыл бұрын
💖 what a thoroughly enjoyable movie that was. All those wonderful actors now in the past.😢 it took me away and I really needed that.
@JS-ob4oh Жыл бұрын
Wow! I had completely forgotten about this gem. After watching this, many memories started coming back to me. I had just returned home from college and my whole family watched this together. I even remember my mom made a comment that its by the same people who created Columbo (her favorite show).
@mapleleaf0 Жыл бұрын
There was a line near the end that completely felt like Columbo! 1:31:47 "Lieutenant!"
@nathanmiller82132 жыл бұрын
The screenplay for this won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Also, in a ironic note, there is a play version that kicks around various regional theater and dinner theaters.
@pinkrose57962 жыл бұрын
This is what one of my friends used to call " a sleeper film". Thought it was so so but turned out to be a pretty good movie!! Thanks for uploading this film!!! REALLY enjoyed it and loved the ending!!!! After watching this I had to subscribe:)
@johnkean6852 Жыл бұрын
This is when tv brought theatre into our homes.
@matthewmattson758411 ай бұрын
I was 9 years old when this movie aired. In my mind’s eye, at 50 now, everyone who have past on still lives through their work. A fun mystery!
@akheem75154 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Lynn Redgrave when I saw Georgie Girl at a tender young age. I still miss her!
@erbl67793 жыл бұрын
got to see her onstage and also interviewed her. she was the real deal.
@mariahmunnis6315 Жыл бұрын
A unique film/mystery with excellent performances by superb actors. Worthwhile.
@jardinehouse882 жыл бұрын
Great movie....many familiar faces, although younger. Glad I was growing up in those days. Clearly, they don't make these kinds of films anymore. Cheers!!
@keithnaylor19813 жыл бұрын
Levinson and Link were the exceptional talent behind the success of COLUMBO and other excellent TV movies so I was expecting this to be good, but not totally magnificent! The cleverest TV movie I've ever seen. Very good presentation spoilt only by the many annoying intrusive ad breaks. The only other movies I know of which tie up the viewer in mental knots are Sleuth and Deathtrap, both starring Michael Caine and definitely worth tracking down. 12.20 UK
@RawOlympia2 жыл бұрын
thnx, Michael Caine is terrific, looking forward to those.
@pattimaeda60972 жыл бұрын
Similar to Columbo episode “Smoke and Mirrors”
@silviapisces33422 жыл бұрын
Another Link and Levinson movie on KZbin is " Murder by Natural causes".
@yogeshrajguru9892 Жыл бұрын
Just finished. Title got me. And MAN, AM I GLAD,OR AM I GLAD. UNBELIEVABLY GOOD AND VERY HONEST. LOVED IT MY DEAR. IAM 73, film lover to the core. Since last 63 yrs spent a fortune on Drama/ films and film society membership. Now search u tube and come across such hidden gems.
@errolfellows409 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! What a gem!
@ellecee4532 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable to see Robert Preston and some other fine actors in this. Thanks for uploading.
@libradragon4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this upload, Cult Cinema Classics! Hit the spot this evening.
@smallworld16242 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this one and haven’t seen it in years. Thank you for posting! Levinson/Link were the best.
@CultCinemaClassics4 жыл бұрын
If anyone is joining in the next 10++ minutes, the live stream film is just starting!!! Activate the live chat or superchat, and join us! If you see this after the premiere has concluded, you can still read the comments in time with the movie, but unfortunately, you cannot contribute. Hope you enjoying the show… & for the love of cinema… say it with your thumbs👍 or a super sticker 😉
@reeritz1280 Жыл бұрын
Excellent plot, Lovely cast, Great acting! Missed this the first time around, it's held up well. ☆☆☆☆☆👍👍
@mariad.63732 жыл бұрын
Soooo glad to see this again. A long forgotten treasure from my youth! As is the other stuff you post! Thank you soooo much!!!!
@ajantasrivastava86842 жыл бұрын
Great movie, good presentation ably supported by a fine cast, gripping right till the end. Highly recommended!!
@johannaholmgren808827 күн бұрын
I knew as I watched it that I had seen it before, years ago, but I really did not remember that twist at the end!! A really excellent movie. Boy I miss the days when movies were entertaining and intelligent.
@jamesanthony84384 жыл бұрын
Bill McCamey was the on set nurse for the film. He was also the set nurse for "The Crow," "Pale Rider," "Predator 2," and "Cannonball Run II." And, he was a set welder for "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" and stage set constructor for "The Right Stuff." That's the kind'a person I want doing first aid on my movie! Someone who not only can patch you up, but can craft you a peg leg or hook if you need it as well! =D
@red3y3z4 жыл бұрын
Too bad he couldn't patch a bullet wound. RIP Brandon Lee
@jamesanthony84384 жыл бұрын
@@red3y3z Brandon Lee was struck in the stomach and two arteries were immediately severed. Lee collapsed on set and was rushed to the hospital. He was in surgery for six hours, but to no avail. He died at 1:04 p.m on March 31, 1993.
@randomvicky9392 жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum from the iconic movie “ The Fly “( 1986 ) … He’s so young !
@darrenmiller6927 Жыл бұрын
Great movie, what a plot twist! Robert Preston and company certainly shine here. Great job all. I don't know why I put this one off it kept reappearing on my utube rotation. How was I to know it would be that good. Thoroughly entertaining each actor made the transition with authenticity. Completely natural. Don't want to give anything away so I'll just say thank you so much! And sending you much love from california.
@Bobalicious2 жыл бұрын
That was a fun movie. I've always enjoyed Robert Preston. Thank you for sharing it.
@anupambhattacharjee4458 Жыл бұрын
Shocking story. Wonderfully acted by everyone. A person who was desperate to find out the prove of his girlfriend's murderer planned to act a play with his friends.
@stardancergirl42432 жыл бұрын
I like Jeff goldblum also as an actor.
@donnamariebyrd23332 жыл бұрын
Wow! Such a great film. Well worth the time. I was surprised at how good this movie is.
@solesuarez32632 ай бұрын
A play to catch a murderer, very Christie 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@TheMrHavish2 жыл бұрын
I think this was one of Jeff Goldblum's early roles? The lighting and video quality are poor, but that's to be expected from a TV movie that's nearly 40 years old. The story with its nice old-fashioned mystery and likable actors still holds up. I performed in a stage version of this play in Palo Alto, CA back in 2019 and hope we did this script justice!
@davidhull71152 жыл бұрын
Not really. His first on screen role was in Death Wish in 1974, and he was in Annie Hall in 1977, and starred in The Legend of Sleepy Hollowing 1980, among others.
@opybrook77662 жыл бұрын
I only chose to watch because Jeff Goldblum is so outstanding!
@lizziejordan-seeley47862 жыл бұрын
I remembered I'd seen this before - but it's such a good production, thoroughly enjoyable, thankyou
@lioness75822 жыл бұрын
This was around the same time that Robert Preston also play in Victor Victoria and we were all shown his very comedic side....
@angelachouinard45814 ай бұрын
So good. Awesome cast. Always amazes me that back in the day they cranked out so many good TV movies like this on modest budgets and short production times but now they spend tens of millions and take ages to make and can't do as well.
@letian1623 жыл бұрын
Wonderful movie.Very good actors and a very interesting plot BRAVO !
@david10101961 Жыл бұрын
"The play's the thing......" Takes me back to my high school days. Messrs Levinson and Link were the creators of Columbo, and masters of the convoluted plot. Must admit I hadn't seen this movie before, and apart from that Hamlet scene it reminded me a little of Michael Frayn's 'Noises Off'. Wikipedia tells us that Mr Frayn conceived the idea while watching a performance of a play he'd written for Lynn Redgrave, which is a very odd coincidence.
@alexiofernandes27282 жыл бұрын
What an intricate plot. Enjoyed!
@robertd.carver62402 жыл бұрын
Excellent cast, all of them with impressive stage credits, in a metatheatrical, metaphysical mystery. "Six Characters in Search of a Murderer?"
@fannydriscoll2 жыл бұрын
What a great mystery movie. Bravo!
@silkyway65752 жыл бұрын
Well done! Well done! Never dreamed it would end as it did.
@CultCinemaClassics11 ай бұрын
😍
@JellicleKat2 жыл бұрын
I'd never heard of this film until I stumbled across it and I have to say that it was pretty good. The only criticism I have is that the sound is a bit low but that's what closed captioning is for.
@terrymarvin3 жыл бұрын
Tuesday, October 27, 2020--10:08 pm CST I saw this movie on IMDb yesterday, it was really weird, but I love that William Daniels has a big part in it. According to William Daniels autobiography, he and Jeff Goldblume were in the stage version of this movie, I believe. Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas)
@maccoll36445 ай бұрын
Excellent story - thank you again for such great entertainment!
@allhoneyqt2 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT MOVIE! They don't make them like this anymore!
@olafslartibartfast52482 жыл бұрын
A very entertaining movie with a fabulous cast; the story is not so important, watch them play their roles!
@MC-3423 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites. I remember when this first aired.👍
@Bridgukule-eh3xs17 күн бұрын
Fantastic, thanks for uploading
@craigfuller15327 ай бұрын
This one reminds me of "The Last Of Sheila".
@gabrielleschmidt14352 жыл бұрын
Great movie 🎬. Loved 😍 the cast and the great twists and turns in the plot! Will watch again.
@JoFunnyOnion4 ай бұрын
Just watched it again! Terrific!
@redshiftexperiment3 жыл бұрын
This was enjoyable. The performances from actors were enjoyable. Preston was likeable for sure. The only problem is the ending and resolution is pretty weak. However this is typical of these type of murder mysteries. Overall was fun to watch! 👍😀
@lt73782 жыл бұрын
I didn’t realize how beautiful Lynn Redgrave is. Can’t wait to finish watching this since these comments praise it.
@roselenerose53802 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to watch right now. The description alone gives me the feeling it's a good one 🙂
@linharvey9177 Жыл бұрын
I totally enjoyed this movie! Great cast. Totally surprised at ending. Thank you!
@user-fy6cp6nh1x11 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@julyao28303 жыл бұрын
I loved this movie since way back then.
@mikedee1771 Жыл бұрын
Great acting and a surprising twist ending. The plot is a little shaky here and there but a very enjoyable movie.
@bettybloch30253 жыл бұрын
The motives less obscure, in the American mystery, only carrying the dead body of a woman of that age and tallness needed something : I saw men pretending they can carry a upright piano upstairs..and couldn't wouldn't do it... he must have dragged her..only and if ever... who works in hospital knows how difficult it is to carry a dead body..it is almost impossible though American movie again and again makes it a true murder case by telling that story. Think how fast adult stop carring children around...not only on arms and shoulders..
@katerineella2743 жыл бұрын
Yes! Dead weight is very difficult to maneuver.
@brianmccarthy55572 жыл бұрын
You can carry an inert body but it takes physical fitness and some training. You have to learn to do it in firefighter training and in some military training. You need decent core fitness to do it but the fireman's carry is a good method. In the military I've seen small people have to carry big ones in training. Not easy but possible. You do sweat like a pig when you're doing it. I'd also assume that if you weren't in a BDU or work uniform your street clothes would get messed up. Easier for a large reasonably fit man to carry a small to medium sized woman. This assumes the body is limp and not in rigour. Then it would be impossible. As for carrying a grand piano? See the famous Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy short on that.
@garrysekelli6776 Жыл бұрын
İt would be easy to carry a stiff across the shoulders. Might be difficult to lift. Anyhow it depends if rigor mortis has set in or if the corpse is limp.
@Robbie_S4 жыл бұрын
Best TV movie I've watched in a while. Top notch. Don't miss this at all.👍👍👍👍👍
@cristinapatellani5332 Жыл бұрын
Jeff Goldblum was handsome 😍 Great movie, great actors 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@shelleymcafee81977 ай бұрын
Well-done, that was an interesting scenario! Thanks!!
@retroray58warby983 жыл бұрын
A great little mystery. Many thanks CCC😸
@anotherone10013 жыл бұрын
Excellent movie ! Thanks for posting !
@CultCinemaClassics11 ай бұрын
Thanks for being here and commenting! Cheers!
@pallaf1003 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting !
@lindajanes56988 ай бұрын
Good movie!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!👍👍
@rajendranramasamythevar181311 ай бұрын
It touched our brain,,reaction and little drops of tears for MONICA.
@Reubs13 ай бұрын
Pod Meets World brought me here
@letterfella3 ай бұрын
Same! Thought there'd be more of us! I watched the whole thing, great to see Alan and George sharing screen time before BMW!
@codyhilton1750 Жыл бұрын
A wonderful murder mystery with a nice cast.
@Retroscoop2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful cast, all actors at least very good, some brilliant... And "John Steed" as a bonus !
@TNT-km2eg2 жыл бұрын
On her behalf I can only say : love is really, really blind
@CultCinemaClassics11 ай бұрын
❤
@asdaafasdaaf23662 жыл бұрын
It was one of the most beautiful William Ross roles and all the actors excelled in their roles too
@orinkay8382 жыл бұрын
a great movie, walking in the steps of "film noir", and doing very good so. simple? NO, only makes this impression. from every angle of film making it is excellent.
@rosemariefranzese11543 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was a good movie! Thank you for posting.