The Mirror Crack'd

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

1980 1h 45m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 265

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

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

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Cast

Angela Lansbury
Miss Marple
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
Wendy Morgan
Cherry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Hamilton
Writers: Jonathan Hales, Barry Sandler
Languages: English, German
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Hamilton, shot by Christopher Challis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Cameron. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Marden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Angela Lansbury and Geraldine Chaplin and Tony Curtis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081163 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Guy Hamilton directs. Christopher Challis behind the camera. John Cameron scores. Richard Marden cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, German.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Directed by Guy Hamilton, shot by Christopher Challis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Cameron. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Richard Marden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Angela Lansbury and Geraldine Chaplin and Tony Curtis carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?".
8IMDB entry: tt0081163 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Challis
Original score: John Cameron
Editing: Richard Marden
Production design: Michael Stringer
Costume design: Phyllis Dalton
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $11,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

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CinemaSerf2022-09-26
★ 6/10
"Lola, dear, there really are only two things I dislike about you... your face!". 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.

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