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The Perfect Murder (1988)

The Perfect Murder poster
Directed by
Zafar Hai, M.R. Shahjahan
Genre
comedy film, mystery film
Country
India, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a murder case in India. The story follows Inspector Ghote as he tries to solve a crime with a mix of humor and suspense.

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What happens

The Perfect Murder is a 1988 English-language Indian detective film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory. The film is based on the 1964 novel The Perfect Murder by British crime fiction writer HRF Keating and stars Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Ghote, the leading character in Keating's novels. Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård as well as many noted Indian actors such as Madhur Jaffrey, Amjad Khan, Dalip Tahil, Ratna Pathak, Annu Kapoor and Johnny Walker appear in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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