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Murder Is Easy is one of a multitude of 1980s TV movies based on the novels of Agatha Christie. Bill Bixby stars as an American investor, vacationing in England. While on a train, Bixby strikes up a c... read more read more...onversation with the seemingly dotty Helen Hayes, who insists she's en route to Scotland Yard with evidence pertaining to three murders. When Ms. Hayes is herself killed, Bixby finds himself heading to the village of Wychwood Under Ashe to investigate the killings on his own. In a twinkling, both Bixby and lovely villager Lesley-Ann Down find themselves the principal suspects. Olivia De Havilland is also among the highly suspicious guest stars in Murder is Easy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Claude Whatham

Release Date: January 2, 1982

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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006

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  • January 12, 2011
    A good murder mystery from Agatha Christie, it has a good cast, and I really liked it.
  • October 19, 2008
    Even though it belies its TV origins a very enjoyable mystery with a very good cast, Lesley-Anne Down is lovely even stuck in some really awful 80's fashions.
  • May 15, 2010
    This TV movie could have been in theatres, I don't know why it wasn't. Bixby is cute as the American who just has to figure out who the killer is because it defies his theory of probability and chance or whatever. The movie is exciting, it's got action, and trying to figure out... read more the mystery is part of the fun.

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