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Rehearsal for Murder

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One of the best made-for-TV movies I've seen. A Broadway playwright tries to catch his wife's murderer by staging a play that is designed to reveal the murderer's identity. A marvelous film with many twists and turns written by Richard Levinson and William Links, who also made the equally fabulous "Guilty Conscience" and "Murder by Natural Causes." The DVD has good picture and sound quality.

This is one of the best TV mysteries I've ever seen. Non-mystery fans may consider the setup preposterous, but the directive "buy the premise, buy the bit" applies here. It wasn't impressive till the end, then all became clear. If you love Levinson & Link mysteries, like the movie Murder By Natural Causes, or the TV serieses (plural?) Columbo or Columbo's descendant Murder She Wrote, you'll enjoy the twists in the plot. Just like you have to be a PeeWee Herman fan to like PeeWee Herman movies, this is a classic mystery for true mystery lovers.

This movie pleased me because Lynn Redgrave is such a good actress and the rest of the cast is also fine. The story isn't excessively violent and the plot has an unexpected twist.

Rehearsal for a Murder is from the golden age of the 70's mysteries of tv. For those of us who were there it seemed like there was a good mystery every week or a mystery series that was great,i.e. Banacek. The story is set on a stage and the actors are called to read for a new play. However the script is to find out who killed the playwright's girlfriend. Each actor has a motive and there is a cop on hand to keep people from leaving till the play is done. No more about the story because any more and the movie is ruined. Now watching it today the actors seem too old for some of the parts,i.e. Robert Preston as the lover/playwright. The movie takes its time on some sceens and there is very little action. Think of this as a mind game, where the viewer has to listen for the clues. The clues are given to you but in a very subtle manner. I grew up to be a play director and I have done this story as a play. As a play it moves faster, but the story still stands up. If you are the generation that grew up on action, action, and little story then runaway from this movie.

This was a fairly good Made For T.V movie. I actullay purcahsed this because I was cast as the Jeff Goldblum Character in a community theatre version of the play by the same name. The dialogue is basically word for word, with some characters from the play not int the movie and sexes changed in the movie as well. A good movie to see on a rainy day with nothing else to do

This is a great way to catch a killer. a killer thinking he 's looking for a killer. Outanding from beginning to end. A must see.

Without giving away the plot and the many twists that this TV-film offers, I just wanted to say that this is one of the best films EVER made for TV. It has been 15 years since I saw it and it is still a fresh and timeless treasure. It is fascinating from the moment Robert Preston first enters the scene until the surprise climax. WELL DONE! HIGHYLY RECOMMENDED!

I am so happy to have this dvd in our collection. Being a Perry Mason, Munk, Columbo and Poirot junkie...this was enjoyed by our entire family. Suspense, good acting, set in NYC and Robert Preston...it does not get much better in this genre! You just might be surprised by the ending...

Maybe it is not the Best Movie in the World, but I found it enjoyable, especially for the final twist. I think it was a play first and it shows: not much imagination in the scenes, a rather drab setting. But still enjoyable.

Love this movie! I'm a great fan of Madolyn Smith and love all '80s tv shows and mini-series about mistery and crime. This one is a masterpiece of crime!