An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Christopher Petit, 1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
P.D. James, 1972
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a movie directed by Christopher Petit in 1982 and based on the book of the same name by P.D. James, first published in 1972. The movie features Billie Whitelaw, Paul Freeman, Pippa Guard, Dominic Guard, Elizabeth Spriggs, David Horovitch, and others.
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Storyline
Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
94
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Director: Christopher Petit
Country: UK
Year: 1982
Length: 1h34m
Year
1972
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.66
S: Goodreads
Book
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Author: P.D. James
Country: UK
First published in: 1972
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Cordelia Gray
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Ben Bolt, John Strickland, David Evans, Mary McMurray
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“Awful film adaptations follow novelists for the rest of their lives.”
LIONEL SHRIVER (Writer)
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