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Diary of the Dead (1976)

Diary of the Dead poster
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Genre
thriller
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A writer schemes to get rid of his wealthy wife and inherit her money. His plan starts to unravel as unexpected complications occur.

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What happens

Diary of the Dead is a 1976 neo-noir film directed by Arvin Brown, based on the 1971 novel One Across, Two Down by Ruth Rendell. It was produced by Charles B. Moss. Robert L. Fish, author of Mute Witness, the basis of Bullitt, contributed to the screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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