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Once the Killing Starts (1974)

Name: Once the Killing Starts
Director: John Scholz-Conway
Genre: Crime, Drama, Misterio, Suspense
Released: 1974
Duration: 64 min
Cast: Patrick O'Neal, Angharad Rees, Michael Kitchen, Gerald Sim, Gary Watson

1974 · John Scholz-Conway · 64 min · United Kingdom · Edited by 1

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Married college professor Michael Lane falls in love with one of his students and hatches an elaborate scheme to dispose of his wife, Elizabeth. His murder plot goes as planned. However, he soon receives an anonymous note: "I know what you did, murderer!" Prof. Lane frantically tries to discover who knows his secret...

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Once the Killing Starts (1974)

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