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The Narrowing Circle (1956)

The Narrowing Circle poster
Directed by
Charles Saunders
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime writer is framed for a murder he did not commit. The story follows his desperate attempt to clear his name and find the real killer.

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What happens

The Narrowing Circle is a 1956 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Hazel Court and Russell Napier. It was written by Doreen Montgomery based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Julian Symons. A crime writer finds himself framed for murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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