She Fell Among Thieves
The BBC drama that launched Mystery! on PBS.
1978 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Clive Donner |
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| Writer: | Dornford Yates, Tom Sharpe |
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| While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villainous Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins, Cold Mountain). Mistress of the turreted Chateau Jezreel and leader of a motley band of criminals, she will inherit millions if she can force her stepdaughter to marry. Pitting his wits against this formidable adversary, Chandos determines to rescue the beautiful young woman. But Vanity Fair keeps one step ahead of him, a trick forever up her sleeve and murder in her heart. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1978 |
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| Director: | Clive Donner |
| Writer: | Dornford Yates, Tom Sharpe |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | BBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Malcolm McDowell | Richard Chandos |
| Eileen Atkins | Vanity Fair |
| Michael Jayston | Mansel |
| Karen Dotrice | Jenny |
| Sarah Badel | Virginia |
| Philip Locke | Acorn |
| Richard Pearson | Father Below |
| Freda Jackson | Lafone |
| Bernard Hill | Carson |
| Ralph Arliss | Bell |
| Simon Cadell | Candle |
| Jonathan Lynn | Gaston |
| Pat Gorman | Jean |
| Derek Deadman | Luis |
| Antony Scott | Marc |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clive Donner | Director |
| John Cameron | Original Music Composer |
| Dornford Yates | Novel |
| Chris Lovett | Editor |
| Tom Sharpe | Screenplay |
| Brian Tufano | Director of Photography |
| Elizabeth Moss | Key Makeup Artist |
| Tony Abbott | Production Design |
| John C.C. Hale | Sound Mixer |
| John Bloomfield | Costume Designer |
| Sue Wyatt | Sound Editor |
| Fraser Lowden | Production Manager |
| Alan Cooper | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Broke | Script Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Shivas | Producer |
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