Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.
Acting
Rutherford's Marple — chaotic, brilliant, absolutely unhinged.
Cinematography
Gloomy English countryside never looked this inviting.
Costume
Rutherford's tweed suits are accidentally iconic.
Director
George Pollock
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Jane Marple
Stringer Davis
Jim Stringer
Robert Morley
Hector Enderby
Flora Robson
Miss Milchrest
Charles Tingwell
Inspector Craddock
Gordon Harris
Sergeant Bacon
Robert Urquhart
George Crossfield
Katya Douglas
Rosamund Shane
James Villiers
Michael Shane
Noel Howlett
Mr. Trundell
Finlay Currie
Old Enderby
Duncan Lamont
Hillman
Kevin Stoney
Dr. Markwell
Frank Atkinson
Hotel Night Porter (uncredited)
Roger Avon
Police Photographer (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rutherford was 71 here and did most of her own stunts, including that infamous bicycle chase. Absolute legend behavior.
This barely resembles Agatha Christie's original 'After the Funeral' — the studio basically kept the corpse and invented everything else. Christie reportedly found Rutherford's Marple 'a trifle too eccentric' but grew to tolerate her.
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