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The Third Alibi

1961 · 68 min Thriller Drama
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.

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Year 1961
Country United Kingdom
Genre Thriller, Drama
Director Montgomery Tully
Runtime 68 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (12 votes)

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Director Ernest Morris constructs a taut psychological thriller that relies on the stifling conventions of its era. He explores the desperation of a man trapped by social expectation, building tension through calculated glances and confined domestic spaces.

What lingers after the final frame is the chilling precision of a plan undone by human frailty. A compelling study of ambition and its consequences. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Montgomery Tully

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Best viewed in a dimly lit room to match the film's mood of concealed intentions and creeping dread.

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