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Also known as Inspector Calls

1954 film by Guy Hamilton

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7.2

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

Released: 1954-03-1680 minDir: Guy HamiltonCrime, Drama, Mystery

Cast

  • Alastair Sim as Inspector Poole
  • Olga Lindo as Mrs. Sybil Birling
  • Arthur Young as Mr. Arthur Birling
  • Brian Worth as Gerald Croft
  • Eileen Moore as Sheila Birling
  • Bryan Forbes as Eric Birling

Themes

  • prostitute
  • corruption
  • department store
  • fiancé
  • based on play or musical
  • scandal
  • alcoholism
  • engagement
  • film noir
  • black and white

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

6,069 votes

Year
1954
Runtime
80 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Internet Archive

texts

Brodie's notes on J.B. Priestley's An inspector calls

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Director
Guy Hamilton
Screenwriter
Desmond Davis
Duration
80
FilmAffinity ID
762028
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publication date
1954-01-01
title
An Inspector Calls
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