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Diary of a Perfect Murder

70
Audience
1986 · 1h 40m
Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Starring Andy Griffith · Lori Lethin · Alice Hirson
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About

This legal whodunit movie served as a pilot for the television series Matlock.

Director
Robert Day
Studio
Strathmore Productions, Viacom Productions, InterMedia Entertainment Company, NBCUniversal
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Cast

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A
Andy Griffith
Ben Matlock
L
Lori Lethin
Attorney Charlene Matlock
A
Alice Hirson
Hazel
S
Steve Inwood
Steve Emerson
J
Jack Bannon
Paul Lockwood
K
Kene Holliday
Tyler Hudson

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