Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
1979, English. Directed by John Howard Davies.
An enraged detective's wife kills her husband by smashing in his skull with a heavy blunt instrument - but no murder weapon can be found, and the police are baffled.
- Runtime
- 0h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 14 April 1979
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Robin Chapman, Roald Dahl
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Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter runs 25 minutes (0h 25m).
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Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 April 1979. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter, try Thirteen at Dinner, The Mirror Crack'd, Crooked House.
Who directed Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter?
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter (1979) was directed by John Howard Davies and stars Susan George, Michael Byrne, Hugh Cross.