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She Fell Among Thieves

03/01/1978

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1hr 18min

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Drama

,TV Movie

The BBC drama that launched Mystery! on PBS.

STORY

While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villainous Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins, Cold Mountain). Mistress of the turreted Chateau Jezreel and leader of a motley band of criminals, she will inherit millions if she can force her stepdaughter to marry. Pitting his wits against this formidable adversary, Chandos determines to rescue the beautiful young woman. But Vanity Fair keeps one step ahead of him, a trick forever up her sleeve and murder in her heart.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Malcolm McDowell
  • Eileen Atkins
  • Michael Jayston
  • Karen Dotrice
  • Sarah Badel

    Director

  • Clive Donner

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Malcolm McDowell

Richard Chandos

Eileen Atkins

Vanity Fair

Michael Jayston

Mansel

Karen Dotrice

Jenny

Sarah Badel

Virginia

Philip Locke

Acorn

Richard Pearson

Father Below

Freda Jackson

Lafone

Bernard Hill

Carson

Ralph Arliss

Bell

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