Murder in Space

Murder in Space is also the title of a 1955 science fiction novel by David V. Reed and a 2007 mystery novel by Sydney J. Bounds.
Murder in Space
Written byWesley Ferguson
Directed bySteven Hilliard Stern
StarringMichael Ironside
Wilford Brimley
Martin Balsam
Damir Andrei
Tom Butler
Wendy Crewson
Scot Denton
Peter Dvorsky
Leo Ilial
Alan Jordan
Jan Rubeš
Cathie Shirriff
Kate Trotter
Nerene Virgin
Alberta Watson
Arthur Hill
Theme music composerArthur B. Rubinstein
Country of originCanada
United States
Production
ProducersRobert Cooper
Otto Penzler
CinematographyLaszlo George
EditorRit Wallis
Running time95 Minutes
Production companiesCTV Television Network
Zenith Entertainment
Original release
NetworkShowtime Networks
ReleaseJuly 28, 1985 (1985-07-28)
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Murder in Space is a 1985 science fiction murder mystery television movie set in the near future. The crew of an international space mission are on the return leg from Mars to Earth when an explosion occurs on the craft Conestoga, shortly after a series of murders starts. The crew of the returning craft are forbidden to return until the murderer is caught.

On its initial worldwide premiere, the film was shown without the ending and a competition was set for the viewers to solve the mystery of who the murderer or murderers were. The conclusion of the film was shown several days later, with the contestants eliminated one by one until the winner correctly identified the killer or killers. The final 15 minutes of the film was shown at a later date when the mystery was solved with only two countries provided winners with the correct answer.