From Family Secrets (2003), as cited in "Inside Story: Cannes critics" The Independent (15 May 2006)
• Lieutenant Douglas Malcolm, his father, murdered his mother's lover, but was acquitted at the Old Bailey in 1917 the jury concluding it was a justifiable homicide and the judge accepting it as a crime passionnel.
• Lieutenant Douglas Malcolm, his father, murdered his mother's lover, but was acquitted at the Old Bailey in 1917 the jury concluding it was a justifiable homicide and the judge accepting it as a crime passionnel.
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No film I ever saw was any more dramatic than the story of my parents, whose marriage was so soon overtaken by a tragedy that received huge publicity and effectively destroyed the happiness of both.
— Derek Malcolm
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• Lieutenant Douglas Malcolm, his father, murdered his mother's lover, but was acquitted at the Old Bailey in 1917 the jury concluding it was a justifiable homicide and the judge accepting it as a crime passionnel." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Derek Malcolm
Derek Elliston Michael Malcolm (12 May 1932 – 15 July 2023) was an English film critic and historian. He was the main film critic of The Guardian for about thirty years and later wrote for the London Evening Standard.
About Derek Malcolm
Derek Elliston Michael Malcolm (12 May 1932 – 15 July 2023) was an English film critic and historian. He was the main film critic of The Guardian for about thirty years and later wrote for the London Evening Standard.
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