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Once the Killing Starts

7.519741h 4mMovieTV MovieMysteryDrama

Married college professor Michael Lane falls in love with one of his students and hatches an elaborate scheme to dispose of his wife, Elizabeth. His murder plot goes as planned. However, he soon receives an anonymous note: "I know what you…

DirectorJohn Scholz-Conway
WriterBrian Clemens
ProducerJohn Sichel

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Cast · Directed by John Scholz-Conway

POPatrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal
Michael Lane
ARAngharad Rees
Angharad Rees
Stella Mason
MKMichael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
George Newton
GSGerald Sim
Gerald Sim
Peterson
GW
Gary Watson
Inspector Rush
PDPatricia Donahue
Patricia Donahue
Elizabeth Lane
TW
Terry Wright
Detective Constable Waters

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Once the Killing Starts — streaming FAQ

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Once the Killing Starts hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 25, 1974. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.