Act of Murder is a 1964 British crime drama film, directed by Alan Bridges and starring Anthony Bate, John Carson and Justine Lord.

Frightened, Anne accepts Tim's offer of a temporary stage part, and goes to London to stay with her mother while in the role.

"[4] The reviewer added, "Long, languid close-ups a la Antonioni convey the dreamy sensuousness of the wife, the introspective quality which makes her react so strongly to the bizarre situation; abrupt cuts within speeches, from character to character, suggest very precisely the tensions that underlie the relations between husband, wife and lover right from the start.

"[4] Chibnall and McFarlane selected Act of Murder as one of the 15 most meritorious British B films made between World War II and 1970.

They noted that "it picks its way through a web of obliquely suggested jealousy and a scam involving convincingly improbable frauds".