Where the curtain comes up on Terror
A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
Rehearsal for Murder (1982) is a drama, mystery, thriller and tv movie film directed by David Greene, released on May 26, 1982 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Robert Preston, Lynn Redgrave, Patrick Macnee and Lawrence Pressman. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 20 ratings.
Robert Preston
as Alex Dennison
Lynn Redgrave
as Monica Welles
Patrick Macnee
as David Mathews
Lawrence Pressman
as Lloyd Andrews
William Russ
as Frank Heller
Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Karen Daniels
Jeff Goldblum
as Leo Gibbs
William Daniels
as Walter Lamb
John Finnegan
as Damon
Nicholas Mele
as The First Officer
Vahan Moosekian
as The Moving Man
Charles Robinson
as The Second Officer
Directed by David Greene, written by William Link and Richard Levinson, produced by Robert Papazian.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 20 ratings.
**_A playwright stages a play to flush out the murderer of his fiancé_** This was released to TV in the spring of 1982 and made into a play the next year for regional & community theaters in which it skyrocketed into popularity (with school plays later being based on it). The plot is reminiscent of the 1966 Gilligan’s Island episode “Not Guilty” in which the castaways reenact events in Hawaii just prior to their…
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The main cast of Rehearsal for Murder (1982) includes Robert Preston, Lynn Redgrave, Patrick Macnee, Lawrence Pressman and William Russ. The film was directed by David Greene. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rehearsal for Murder was released on May 26, 1982 and runs for 1h 36m.
Rehearsal for Murder (1982) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 20 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.