The Pencil Murders
1982, Dutch. Directed by Guy Lee Thys.
A policeman neglects his young, attractive wife because of his professional duties. Soon, he has to face the fact that she deceives him. It seriously complicates the case he is working on: attractive young women are brutally killed by means of a pencil rammed into their noses until the brain is pierced.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Guy Lee ThysDirector
- Leslie de GruyterRick Van Houtte
- Rosemarie BergmansMarilène Van Houtte
- Bert AndréVertommen
- Francis AppariccioCapriccio
- Christian BaggenWerkers, Leslie
- Warre BorgmansCarl
- Ronnie CommissarisPierre
- Souleye DraméSouleye
- Jaak Van HombeekPolitie-kapitein
- Karen VanmalderenHooker's child
- Marcel VanthiltSinger
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1982
- Original title
- De potloodmoorden
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Guy Lee Thys
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The Pencil Murders runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Which OTT platform is The Pencil Murders on?
The Pencil Murders isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1982. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Pencil Murders?
If you liked The Pencil Murders, try Frank and Penelope, Maniac, Awake.
Who directed The Pencil Murders?
The Pencil Murders (1982) was directed by Guy Lee Thys and stars Leslie de Gruyter, Rosemarie Bergmans, Bert André.