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A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die1968

★4.8103 minMysteryCrimeDrama

A cop quits the force after too much disappointment in the system. He becomes a bodyguard of a rich recent widow. She is on trial for her husband's murder. He decides to help her clear her name... and get over her husband.

Director

David Lowell Rich

Writer

Score

Stars

Kirk Douglas Sylva Koscina Eli Wallach

Cast35

Kirk Douglas
as Jameson Schuyler
Sylva Koscina
as Rena Westabrook
Eli Wallach
as Tennessee Fredericks
Kenneth Haigh
as Jonathan Fleming
Martyn Green
as Finchley
Sharon Farrell
as Carol
Ruth White
as Biddy
Philip Bosco
as Fuller
Ralph Waite
as Sean Magruder
Meg Myles
as Mrs. Magruder
William Roerick
as Loren Westabrook
Dana Elcar
as Layton
Dolph Sweet
as Captain Haver
D
Dee Victor
as Mrs. Gordon
Lincoln Kilpatrick
as Daley
M
Marty Glickman
as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Conrad Bain
as James Lawrence (uncredited)
J
Jay Barney
as The Real Finchley (uncredited)
Richard S. Castellano
as Bartender (uncredited)
R
Ron Charles
as Barman (uncredited)
Leslie Charleson
as Julie (uncredited)
Ali MacGraw
as Melody (uncredited)
D
David A. Cox
as Policeman (uncredited)
R
Robert Dahdah
as Crowd (uncredited)
Hank Garrett
as Henderson (uncredited)
Robert Gerringer
as Connor (uncredited)
P
Peter Gordon
as Eric (uncredited)
David Huddleston
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
L
Lora Mitchell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
R
Richmond Nairne
as Harris (uncredited)
Joseph V. Perry
as Reporter (uncredited)
G
Gino Piserchio
as Michel (uncredited)
Doris Roberts
as Feeney (uncredited)
John P. Ryan
as Harry Samson (uncredited)
Alex Stevens
as Lumson (uncredited)

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