- HD 1080
- Runtime: 90m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Desmond Davis, Alan Birkinshaw
- Stars: Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Miles, Ian McShane
- keywords: alibi, ferry boat, paleontologist, adopted, address book, literary adaptation, mysterious family, murder mystery, death by hanging
- Production_studio: London-Cannon Films, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
- Slogan: Once the murder was solved, the real mystery began…
- The Ordeal by Innocence is featured in the top rankings of 1984
- #46 in Top Crime Movies of 1984
- #59 in Top Thriller Movies of 1984
- #24 in Top Mystery Movies of 1984
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.