| The Perfect Murder | |
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| Directed by | Zafar Hai |
| Written by | HRF Keating |
| Based on | The Perfect Murder by HRF Keating |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Starring | Stellan Skarsgård Naseeruddin Shah Ratna Pathak Madhur Jaffrey Amjad Khan |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Music by | Richard Robbins |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom India |
| Languages | English Hindi |
| Budget | $0.5 million[1] |
The Perfect Murder is a 1988 English-language Indian film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory. The film is based on the 1964 novel The Perfect Murder by British crime fiction writer HRF Keating and stars Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Ghote, the leading character in Keating's novels. Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård as well as many noted Indian actors such as Madhur Jaffrey, Amjad Khan, Dalip Tahil, Ratna Pathak, Annu Kapoor and Johnny Walker appear in the film.
- ^ "Merchant Ivory Productions Budget vs US Gross 1986-96". Screen International. 13 September 1996. p. 19.