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The Woman in Question (released in the USA as Five Angles on Murder) is a 1950 British murder mystery film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Jean Kent, Dirk Bogarde and John McCallum. After a woman is murdered, the complex and very different ways in which she is seen by several people are examined.
A Woman in Question (recently IMDb lists it as Five Angels on Murder) is a Rashomon like story told in flashback. The story develops after a women is found dead and police detectives question witnesses, each of whom provides a different account of events leading to the murder.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Anthony Asquith
- 1951-04-13
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
The Woman in Question is a murder mystery with a clever gimmick. It opens with the discovery of the murder of fortune teller Madame Astra (Jean Kent) in her flat in an English seaside town.
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- Anthony Asquith
In a small British village, fortune-teller Astra (Jean Kent) is found murdered. During the investigation, Detective Lodge (Duncan Macrae) questions Astra's housekeeper, Mrs. Finch (Hermione ...
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Jul 24, 2015 · Agnes Huston (Jean Kent), a British widow, has been murdered in her home. Before she was killed, Agnes worked at the local fairground as a fortune-teller, under the name of “Astra.” Agnes didn’t fit the stereotype of a widow or fortune teller. She was a young, pretty, lively woman. (Poster for US release, via Movie Poster Shop)
