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Martin arrives at Oxford determined to have the professor Arthur Seldom supervise his thesis, and takes a room in the house of Seldom's friend Mrs. Eagleton, where her daughter Beth cares for her mother and resents it. At a public lecture Seldom denies that absolute truth exists, and when Martin answers that he believes in the number pi, Seldom ridicules him in front of the audience. Ready to give up his studies, Martin returns home and meets Seldom at the door; inside they find Mrs. Eagleton dead. Seldom tells the police the address had come to him on a note marked as the first of a series, and argues that a killer is posing him a puzzle. Martin suggests the victims are chosen because they are already dying.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Oxford Murders (2008)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal was in the frame to play the mathematics student before Elijah Wood was confirmed in December 2006, after weeks of speculation over the lead.
- Michael Caine was considered for the Oxford professor who guides the student through the murders, the part that eventually went to John Hurt.
