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MysteryCrimeThriller

The Mirror Crack'd

- Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Release Date : 1980-09-19

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : G.W. FilmsEMI FilmsAgatha Christie Limited

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Angela Lansbury

Character Name : Miss Marple

Original Name : Angela Lansbury

Gender : Female

Geraldine Chaplin

Character Name : Ella Zielinsky

Original Name : Geraldine Chaplin

Gender : Female

Tony Curtis

Character Name : Martin N. Fenn

Original Name : Tony Curtis

Gender : Male

Edward Fox

Character Name : Inspector Craddock

Original Name : Edward Fox

Gender : Male

Rock Hudson

Character Name : Jason Rudd

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Kim Novak

Character Name : Lola Brewster

Original Name : Kim Novak

Gender : Female

Elizabeth Taylor

Character Name : Marina Rudd

Original Name : Elizabeth Taylor

Gender : Female

Wendy Morgan

Character Name : Cherry

Original Name : Wendy Morgan

Gender : Female

Margaret Courtenay

Character Name : Mrs. Bantry

Original Name : Margaret Courtenay

Gender : Female

Charles Gray

Character Name : Bates, The Butler

Original Name : Charles Gray

Gender : Male

Maureen Bennett

Character Name : Heather Babcock

Original Name : Maureen Bennett

Gender : Female

Carolyn Pickles

Character Name : Miss Giles

Original Name : Carolyn Pickles

Gender : Female

Eric Dodson

Character Name : The Major

Original Name : Eric Dodson

Gender : Male

Charles Lloyd Pack

Character Name : Vicar

Original Name : Charles Lloyd Pack

Gender : Male

Richard Pearson

Character Name : Doctor Haydock

Original Name : Richard Pearson

Gender : Male

Thick Wilson

Character Name : The Mayor

Original Name : Thick Wilson

Gender : Male

Pat Nye

Character Name : Mayoress

Original Name : Pat Nye

Gender : Female

Peter Woodthorpe

Character Name : Scout Master

Original Name : Peter Woodthorpe

Gender : Male

Marella Oppenheim

Character Name : Margot Bence

Original Name : Marella Oppenheim

Gender : Male

Anthony Steel

Character Name : Sir Derek Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Anthony Steel

Gender : Male

Dinah Sheridan

Character Name : Lady Amanda Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Dinah Sheridan

Gender : Female

Oriane Grieve

Character Name : Kate Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Oriane Grieve

Gender : Male

Kenneth Fortescue

Character Name : Charles Foxwell ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Kenneth Fortescue

Gender : Male

Hildegard Neil

Character Name : Lady Foxcroft ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Hildegard Neil

Gender : Female

Allan Cuthbertson

Character Name : Peter Montrose ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Allan Cuthbertson

Gender : Male

George Silver

Character Name : Da Silva ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : George Silver

Gender : Male

John Bennett

Character Name : Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : John Bennett

Gender : Male

Nigel Stock

Character Name : Inspector Gates ("Murder at Midnight")

Original Name : Nigel Stock

Gender : Male

Jerry Baker

Character Name : First Ambulance Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Baker

Gender : Male

Stephen Boswell

Character Name : Mr. Rudd's 1st Assistant Director (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Boswell

Gender : Male

Pierce Brosnan

Character Name : Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited)

Original Name : Pierce Brosnan

Gender : Male

Les Conrad

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Les Conrad

Gender : Male

John Dalby

Character Name : Bandmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : John Dalby

Gender : Male

Bill Dean

Character Name : Man in Village Hall (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Dean

Gender : Male

Jack Dearlove

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Dearlove

Gender : Male

John Doye

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : John Doye

Gender : Male

Frank Ellis

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Ellis

Gender : Male

Gerry Judge

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerry Judge

Gender : Male

Cyril Kent

Character Name : Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril Kent

Gender : Male

John Ketteringham

Character Name : Film Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : John Ketteringham

Gender : Male

Sam Kydd

Character Name : Film Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Kydd

Gender : Male

Charles Lamb

Character Name : Man in Village Hall (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Lamb

Gender : Male

Richard Leech

Character Name : Director of Photography (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Leech

Gender : Male

Derek Lyons

Character Name : Queen's Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Derek Lyons

Gender : Male

Angus MacKay

Character Name : Coroner (uncredited)

Original Name : Angus MacKay

Gender : Male

Ann Nelson

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann Nelson

Gender : Female

Robert Raglan

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Raglan

Gender : Male

Llewellyn Rees

Character Name : Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

Original Name : Llewellyn Rees

Gender : Male

Mike Reynell

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Reynell

Gender : Male

Bunny Seaman

Character Name : Dresser (uncredited)

Original Name : Bunny Seaman

Gender : Male

Rita Tobin-Weske

Character Name : Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

Original Name : Rita Tobin-Weske

Gender : Male

Reg Turner

Character Name : Second Ambulance Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Reg Turner

Gender : Male

Robert van Kaphengst

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert van Kaphengst

Gender : Male

Del Watson

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Del Watson

Gender : Male

Albert Welch

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Welch

Gender : Male

Norman Wooland

Character Name : Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Wooland

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-26

Very much a poor relation of the other Brabourne/Goodwin crime ("Death on the Nile" (1978) etc.) thrillers, this just doesn't ever really ignite. Angela Lansbury takes on the mantle of super-sleuth "Miss Marple" who is helping her nephew "Insp. Craddock" (Edward Fox) investigate the mysterious poisoning of the rather star-struck "Miss Babcock" (Maureen Bennett). Starstruck? Well so would we be if the local manor house was being inhabited by Elizabeth Taylor ("Marina") and her husband "Jason" (Rock Hudson). They are re-making "The Virgin Queen" with Miss Taylor wearing the crown and Kim Novak picking up the Joan Collins part in the film, and who is married to producer "Fenn" (Tony Curtis) for the purpose of this drama. Whodunit? Well there's the thing. Whilst they all pretty universally disliked "Marina", why kill this random, gushing, fan? Of course, "Miss Marple" and her cunning brain soon starts to pull together a really weak and threadbare storyline that all centres around a painting. There is plenty of star quality on offer here, but it doesn't gel and as the story progresses it is almost as if the talent were never on set for long at the same time - it's terribly disjointed. The ending is poor - no other word for it. Indeed, that's all that can be said for this really lacklustre project for which money was clearly no object, but a script and compelling screenplay certainly were.