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Release Date:
19 December 1980 (USA)
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Tagline:
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?
Plot:
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination
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A very good adaptation.
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Angela Lansbury | ... | Miss Jane Marple |
 | Wendy Morgan | ... | Cherry |
| Margaret Courtenay | ... | Mrs. Bantry |
| Charles Gray | ... | Bates, the Butler |
| Maureen Bennett | ... | Heather Babcock |
| Carolyn Pickles | ... | Miss Giles |
| Eric Dodson | ... | The Major |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | ... | Vicar (as Charles Lloyd-Pack) |
| Richard Pearson | ... | Doctor Haydock |
| Thick Wilson | ... | The Mayor |
| Pat Nye | ... | Mayoress |
| Peter Woodthorpe | ... | Scout Master |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Ella Zielinsky |
 | Tony Curtis | ... | Martin N. Fenn |
| Edward Fox | ... | Inspector Craddock |
 | Rock Hudson | ... | Jason Rudd |
 | Kim Novak | ... | Lola Brewster |
 | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Marina Rudd |
| Marella Oppenheim | ... | Margot Bence |
| Anthony Steel | ... | Sir Derek Ridgeley (Murder at Midnight) |
 | Dinah Sheridan | ... | Lady Amanda Ridgeley (Murder at Midnight) |
| Oriane Grieve | ... | Kate Ridgely (Murder at Midnight) |
| Kenneth Fortescue | ... | Charles Foxwell (Murder at Midnight) |
| Hildegarde Neil | ... | Lady Foxcroft (Murder at Midnight) |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | Peter Montrose (Murder at Midnight) |
| George Silver | ... | Da Silva (Murder at Midnight) |
| John Bennett | ... | Barnsby (Murder at Midnight) |
| Nigel Stock | ... | Inspector Gates (Murder at Midnight) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Pierce Brosnan | ... | Actor playing 'Jamie' (uncredited) |
| John Dalby | ... | Bandmaster (uncredited) |
| Bill Dean | ... | 1st man in Vilage Hall (uncredited) |
| Frank Ellis | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Film technician (uncredited) |
| Charles Lamb | ... | 2nd Man in village hall (uncredited) |
| Richard Leech | ... | Director of Photography (uncredited) |
 | Derek Lyons | ... | Queen's Guard (uncredited) |
| Angus MacKay | ... | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Robert Raglan | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Guy Hamilton | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Agatha Christie | (novel) uncredited | |
| Jonathan Hales | (screenplay) and | |
| Barry Sandler | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Brabourne | .... | producer | |
| Richard B. Goodwin | .... | producer (as Richard Goodwin) | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Cameron | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Christopher Challis | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Richard Marden | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Michael Stringer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John Roberts | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Peter Howitt | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Phyllis Dalton | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Eric Allwright | .... | makeup artist | |
| Jill Carpenter | .... | makeup artist | |
| Helen Lennox | .... | hairdresser | |
Production Management | |||
| Jim Brennan | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Derek Cracknell | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| John Paterson | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| John W. Mitchell | .... | sound recordist (as John Mitchell) | |
| John Richards | .... | sound recordist | |
| Bill Rowe | .... | sound recordist | |
| Nicholas Stevenson | .... | dubbing editor (as Nick Stevenson) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Palmer | .... | camera operator | |
| Bob Penn | .... | still photographer | |
| John Clark | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| Gary Cross | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Nobby Cross | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Betty Adamson | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Roy Birchley | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| John Cameron | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Gordon Arnell | .... | publicist | |
| Robert Ellis | .... | title designer | |
| Brian Harris | .... | supervising accountant | |
| Michael John Knatchbull | .... | location manager (as Michael-John Knatchbull) | |
| Elaine Schreyeck | .... | continuity | |
| Elisabeth Woodthorpe | .... | production secretary | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1980) (UK) (theatrical)
- Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1983) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- EMI Films (1980) (UK) (all media)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (video)
- Lumiere Home Video
- Lumière Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Studio Canal (1980) (UK) (DVD)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia
- Universal Home Video (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (worldwide) (DVD)
- Alexandre hair styling: Miss Taylor (as Alexandre of Paris)
- Lee Lighting grip and lighting equipment (uncredited)
- Panavision UK filmed with Panavision equipment (as Panavision equipment)
Additional Details
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Runtime:
105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Ireland:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:12 (1981) |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Trivia:
The last feature of Dinah Sheridan.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Jason Rudd is driving away with his car, you can clearly see the chalked position marks on the ground that had been applied to place the car rightly for the shot.
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Quotes:
[forgetting he's in England and picking up the phone]
Marty N. Fenn: Get me the coast... What do you mean, what coast?
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Marty N. Fenn: Get me the coast... What do you mean, what coast?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act" (1998)
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Being a fan of both Agatha Christie, Angela Lansbury, and Rock Hudson I watched this film with pleasure. The cast here has done a great job, everybody is convincing, even Liz Taylor, although her acting is at times overdone, as usual. The movie has a good pace, dialogues are witty and humorous, and the mystery itself engaging. I think the proportions of each character's involvement in the story are true to the original (I was afraid they'd make Miss Marple into an action figure or something, but was glad to see she stayed in the background to make her grand entrance in the finale). All in all, it's a very good and convincing adaptation of Christie's book.