A Lovely Way to Die 1968

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.

On location

The cast

Kirk Douglas Jameson Schuyler

Sylva Koscina Rena Westabrook

Eli Wallach Tennessee Fredericks

Kenneth Haigh Jonathan Fleming

Martyn Green Finchley

Sharon Farrell Carol

Ruth White Biddy

Philip Bosco Fuller

Ralph Waite Sean Magruder

Meg Myles Mrs. Magruder

William Roerick Loren Westabrook

Dana Elcar Layton

Dolph Sweet Captain Haver

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Dee Victor Mrs. Gordon

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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