Once the Killing Starts
1974, English. Directed by John Scholz-Conway.
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 did, murderer!" Prof. Lane frantically tries to discover who knows his secret...
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 7 January 1974
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Brian Clemens
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Once the Killing Starts runs 64 minutes (1h 4m).
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Which OTT platform is Once the Killing Starts on?
Once the Killing Starts isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once the Killing Starts?
If you liked Once the Killing Starts, try Dead Man's Folly, Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise, No Night Is Too Long.
Who directed Once the Killing Starts?
Once the Killing Starts (1974) was directed by John Scholz-Conway and stars Patrick O'Neal, Angharad Rees, Michael Kitchen.