The Oxford Murders (film)
| The Oxford Murders | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Álex de la Iglesia |
| Written by | Jorge Guerricaechevarría (screenplay) Álex de la Iglesia (screenplay) Guillermo Martinez (book) |
| Starring | John Hurt Elijah Wood Leonor Watling |
| Language | English |
The Oxford Murders is a thriller film adapted from award-winning novel by the Argentinean writer Guillermo Martinez, directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring John Hurt and Elijah Wood. The story is about a professor of logic , who, along with a graduate student, investigates a series of bizarre, mathematically-based murders in Oxford.
The movie is currently in pre-production, filming is scheduled to start in January, 2007
Plot
In The Oxford Murders, mathematical symbols are the key to a mysterious sequence of murders. Each new death is accompanied by a different mathematical shape, starting with the circle. This purest of mathematical forms heralds the death of Mrs Eagleton, landlady to a young south American mathematician who narrates the story. It seems that the serial killer can be stopped only if someone can crack the next symbol in the sequence. The maths graduate is joined by the leading Oxford logician Arthur Seldom on the quest to crack the cryptic clues Template:Endspoiler
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