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The Manor (1999)

The Manor (1999)

Crime Comedy
Release Date: 1999, February 11
Directors: Kenneth Berris
Countries: Czech Republic
Production: M.D.M. Production
Cast: Edie McClurg, Peter O'Toole, Fay Masterson, Robert Russell, Laura Harris, Gabrielle Anwar, Nicholas Ball, Greta Scacchi, Drahomíra Fialková, Jiří Lábus, Martin Dejdar, Jessica Marshall-Gardiner

Overview:

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.

Keywords:

murder mystery based on play or musical 1910s