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Agatha Christie (novel)
Ken Taylor (screenplay)
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Release Date:
11 January 1987 (UK) more
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When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface. full summary | add synopsis
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[TV] Agatha Christie: Poirot & Marple
 (From JustPressPlay. 30 July 2009, 8:00 PM, PDT)

[TV] Agatha Christie: Poirot & Marple
 (From JustPressPlay. 30 July 2009, 8:00 PM, PDT)

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Directed by
John Davies 
 
Writing credits
Agatha Christie (novel)

Ken Taylor (screenplay)

Produced by
George Gallaccio .... producer
Guy Slater .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Ken Howard 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Hall (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Jerry Leon 
 
Production Design by
Victor Meredith  (as Vic Meredith)
 
Costume Design by
Judy Pepperdine 
 
Makeup Department
Sheelagh Wells .... makeup designer
 
Production Management
Michael Cameron .... production manager
 
Art Department
Paul Birkbeck .... title illustrations
Linda Sherwood-Page .... graphic designer
Barbara Spiller .... properties buyer
 
Sound Department
Malcolm Campbell .... sound recordist
Colin Goudie .... dubbing editor
John Hale .... dubbing mixer
Jason Swanscott .... foley artist
 
Music Department
John Altman .... musical director
Alan Blaikley .... composer: title music
Ken Howard .... composer: title music
 
Other crew
Patricia Greenland .... production assistant
George Griffiths .... location manager
Thea Murray .... production associate
Christopher Sandeman .... assistant floor manager
Mandy West .... assistant floor manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (UK) (series title)
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USA:102 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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A line in the film's ending, 'Cover her face, Mine eyes dazzle, Gwennie', spoken by Dr. Kennedy to Gwennie, are references to almost identical lines in Scene 2, Act 4 of the 17th century Jacobean play 'The Duchess of Malfi' published by the English playwright John Webster in 1623. In the 'Duchess of Malfi' the referenced line is 'Cover her face. Mine eyes dazzle. She died young.', spoken by the character Ferdinand to Bosola. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Although the character of Gwenda Reed is purportedly a New Zealander the accent is clearly Australian. more
Quotes:
Miss Jane Marple: It's very dangerous to believe people. I haven't for years. more
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Faithful, and beautifully shot, with a captivating performance from Geraldine Alexander, 13 October 2009
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Author: Bethany_Cox25 from United Kingdom

Sleeping Murder is one of my favourite Agatha Christie books, I will warn you though I find it very creepy. As an adaptation, this version is surprisingly faithful, much more faithful than the Geraldine McEwan adaptation; that started off well but was ruined by some unnecessary plot changes. This 1987 adaptation looks wonderful, with some beautiful photography and lovely scenery and costumes without being too fancy. A number of scenes gave me nightmares when I first saw it, especially the ending. The book had real nervous edge and left some really haunting imagery inside your head, and the adaptation did very well in that aspect. The script is good, the pace isn't that slow, the music was haunting and beautiful and the acting was solid. Geraldine McEwan as usual is terrific in the title role, and Geraldine Alexander, like Sophia Myles in the recent version, was entirely captivating as Gwenda. Frederick Treves despite the shaky Scottish accent is quite effective as Kennedy, but John Moulder-Brown is rather wooden as Giles. All in all, a very effective adaptation of an excellent book. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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