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Barry Fitzgerald,
Walter Huston,
Louis Hayward,
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René Clair
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: Not Rated
: Image Entertainment
: Classics, Foreign, UK
: 97 min.
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Based on the classic novel by mystery author Agatha Christie that was later adapted as the Broadway hit Ten Little Indians , And Then There Were None begins with ten characters, each with a skeleton in his or her closet, on a remote island off the English coast. They soon realize that they have been brought there by an insane judge, who has tried each of them for criminal behavior in the past, and who now feels it is his duty to render proper justice for each. The struggle to stay alive begins as each "guest" is eliminated in a fashion that corresponds to the titular nursery rhyme. Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, and C. Aubrey Smith are among those marked for death. The film's ending differs from that of the novel, and later remakes in 1966, 1975, and 1989 (all using the title Ten Little Indians), alternated between Christie's original finale and this film's climax. Depending on one's taste, the film's pacing is either excruciatingly slow or suspenseful, but the storyline has become a cinematic staple in everything from horror (Theatre Of Blood) to satire (Murder By Death). ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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by Dunnyman
July 19, 2004 - 8:15 PM PDT
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| As a longtime Christie fan, I've seen all the versions of this, and none even come close to this one, the story is fairly true to the original (why the characters were renamed and have different nationalities is beyond me), but this one crackles with tension and suspicion as they all suspect each other, or most agree on a suspect only to have them turn up as the next corpse! Great performances from a bunch of stellar character actors all make for a classic for the ages and a great direction job by Rene Clair. NOT TO BE MISSED!!! |
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