Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

1971 1h 35m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Detective Ellery Queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled with blue cords and the female victims with pink ones.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Lawford
Ellery Queen
Harry Morgan
Insp. Richard Queen
E.G. Marshall
Dr. Cazalis
Skye Aubrey
Christy
Stefanie Powers
Celeste
Coleen Gray
Mrs. Cazalis
Morgan Sterne
Police Commissioner
Bill Zuckert
Sgt. Velie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barry Shear
Writers: Richard Levinson, William Link
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Barry Shear, shot by William Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jerry Fielding. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam E. Waxman 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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Peter Lawford and Harry Morgan and E.G. Marshall carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067045 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Barry Shear directs. William Margulies behind the camera. Jerry Fielding scores. Sam E. Waxman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Barry Shear, shot by William Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jerry Fielding. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sam E. Waxman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Peter Lawford and Harry Morgan and E.G. Marshall carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0067045 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.