Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery

2008 1h 23m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 7

TV MovieMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in a deep trance.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dick Van Dyke
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Barry Van Dyke
Mike Bryant
Shane van Dyke
Ben Manners
Mia Cottet
Arielle
Carey van Dyke
Solar
Scoot McNairy
Panache
Susan Blakely
Camilla Meera
Ned Schmidtke
Donald Merit

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David S. Cass Sr.
Writers: Walter Klenhard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Murder 101 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David S. Cass Sr., shot by Yaron Levy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jennifer Jean Cacavas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke and Shane van Dyke carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1166108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David S. Cass Sr. directs. Yaron Levy behind the camera. Jennifer Jean Cacavas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Murder 101 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by David S. Cass Sr., shot by Yaron Levy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jennifer Jean Cacavas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke and Shane van Dyke carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1166108 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yaron Levy
Editing: Jennifer Jean Cacavas
Production design: Dan Whifler
Makeup / hair: Shashana Kaplan
Sound: Paul Ratajczak
Stunt coordinator: Sonny Tipton
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008)

Part of

Murder 101 Collection

Murder 101 is a series of four made-for-television mystery films aired on the Hallmark Channel between 2006 and 2008, starring Dick Van Dyke as Professor Jonathan Maxwell, Barry Van Dyke as Mike Bryant, a former cop and now a private detective, and Shane Van Dyke as Shane Manners, Mike Bryant's nephew.