Star Trap (1988)

Directed by

Tony Bicât

Genre

tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two rival detectives investigate a murder that seems tied to the occult. The case culminates during a production of Shakespeare's Richard III in a London theater.

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What happens

Star Trap is a 1988 British television film with a screenplay written by Tony Bicât that was commissioned for London Weekend Television. Also directed by Bicât, the film was made over a period of six weeks; mainly in the Cotswolds. The final climax of the film, set during a production of Shakespeare's Richard III, was filmed inside the Cochrane Theatre in London which was made to resemble the Stratford Memorial Theatre for the film. Star Trap is a detective story featuring two rivals investigating murder that involves the occult. The film stars Daniel Flynn as the Detective, Nicky Henson as Adam Blunt, Philip Sayer as Basil Underwood, Jeananne Crowley as Lady Diana Fortesque, John Pennington as Sir John Fortesque, Frances Tomelty as Hermione Bradstreet, Lucy Benjamin as Nancy, Hugh Simon as Cradock, Allan Surtees as Dr. Gregson, Sandra Yue as the Old Woman, Bryan Matheson as the Judge, Arthur Blake as Jim and Sharon Holm as Sue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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