Murder by the Book
2018, German. Directed by Sascha Bigler.
Madeleine Montana lives in her self-created world and in the fantasy that she is still a famous bestselling author. The taboo-free cynic has a sharp tongue against everyone and everything - including her own son Oliver. When a serial killer terrorizes Vienna, it turns out that the crimes are based on scenarios from Madeleine's books.
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- Unknown
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Murder by the Book is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.
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Cast & crew
- Sascha BiglerDirector
- Fritz KarlKommissar Bäumer
- Christiane HörbigerMadeleine Montana
- Robert LohrBernhard Traven
- Cornelia IvancanFlo
- Anna RotMarie Stein
- Florian TeichtmeisterOliver
- Thomas NashSpusi 2
- Doris HindingerTrainerin
- Sebastian HaagerOliver (young)
- Dagmar BernhardMado Jung
- Michael EdlingerPhysiotherapeut
- Alexander JagschBaumgartner
Details
- Released
- 8 October 2018
- Original title
- Die Muse des Mörders
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Written by
- Axel Götz
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Murder by the Book is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Murder by the Book?
Murder by the Book (2018) was directed by Sascha Bigler and stars Fritz Karl, Christiane Hörbiger, Robert Lohr.