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TV Mini Series

The Singing Detective

1986·1h 10m
DramaMysteryMusicalThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 8.5/10
5,115 votes

Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations.

The Singing Detective is a 1986 drama mystery movie, starring Joanne Whalley, Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5/10 from 5,115 votes and runs 1h 10m.

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Stars
Joanne Whalley
Michael Gambon
Patrick Malahide
David Ryall
Details
1986-11-16
70 min
TV Mini Series
★ United Kingdom, Australia
★ English
Keywords
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