Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
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Richard Levinson and William Link serve up another Thinking Man's murder mystery with the made-for-television Rehearsal for Murder. Playwright Robert Preston is on the verge of marrying glamorous film star Lynn Redgrave. But a scant few hours after her Broadway debut, Redgrave is found dead, an… More Richard Levinson and William Link serve up another Thinking Man's murder mystery with the made-for-television Rehearsal for Murder. Playwright Robert Preston is on the verge of marrying glamorous film star Lynn Redgrave. But a scant few hours after her Broadway debut, Redgrave is found dead, an apparent suicide. Convinced that Redgrave was murdered, Preston contacts the most likely suspects and assembles them in an empty theatre, ostensibly to read through his latest play. But Preston locks the doors and uses his play as a means to, in the words of Hamlet, "catch the conscience" of the killer. Filmed under the working title Cold Reading, Rehearsal for Murder was the winner of the Edgar Award, a prize bestowed annually by the Mystery Writers of America. It was first broadcast on May 26, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Greene
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- May 26, 1982 Wide
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Cast
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John Finnegan
as Damon
- Jeff Goldblum
- Patrick Macnee
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Nicholas Mele
as The First Officer
- Lawrence Pressman
- Robert Preston
- Lynn Redgrave
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Wallace Rooney
as Ernie
- William Russ
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Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Karen Daniels
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Young Buck
as Lieutenant McElroy
- William Daniels
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Charlie Robinson
as The Second Officer