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More Than Murder (1984)

More Than Murder poster
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Genre
tv movie, crime, mystery
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Hardboiled private eye Mike Hammer investigates a murder case. The film follows his rough-edged search for the truth in a city full of secrets.

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What happens

More Than Murder is a 1984 American made-for-television mystery film starring Stacy Keach as Mickey Spillane's iconic hardboiled private detective Mike Hammer. It aired on January 26, 1984, at 9:00 p.m. and was the second of two pilots featuring Keach in the part - the other being Murder Me, Murder You (1983) - that blazed a path for the 1980s version of the CBS series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, which debuted on January 28, 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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