Status
Released
Release
1983
Runtime
1h 31m
"To write a great novel, you have to live a great novel. Too bad Mickey writes murder mysteries."
An aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta.
11 Cast Members
Margot Kidder
Mickey Raymond
Robert Hays
Terry Leonard
David Suchet
Inspector Stagnos
Ronald Lacey
Princess Aida
Gila von Weitershausen
Eva Werner
P.G. Stephens
Pauline Delaney
Daniel Faraldo
Kevork Malikyan
Arab
Philip Alexander
Child
Vic Tablian
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