I havent read agatha christies source novel named the mirror crackd from side to side but it deserves a better adaption than this mess. Watch miss marple s05e01 the mirror crackd from side to side part 01 batmobil on dailymotion. The mirror crack d is an entertaining agatha christie mystery. Although lansbury s performance is not bad, i cant help comparing it to rutherfords fantastic portrayal. The american version and its adaptations use the shorter title the mirror crack d. The doom has come upon me, cried the lady of shalott. Miss marple investigates the murder of heather badcock, who consumed a poisoned cocktail apparently meant for american film actress marina gregg, heathers idol. Angela lansbury does the honors as agatha christies determined sleuth, miss marple, in this adaptation of christies novel. The mirror crackd from side to side project gutenberg self. Released 1980, the mirror crack d stars angela lansbury, elizabeth taylor, edward fox, rock hudson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The mirror crackd 1980 movie trailer elizabeth taylor. The lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson j ohn brabourne and richard b.
It stars angela lansbury, kim novak, elizabeth taylor, geraldine chaplin, tony curtis, edward fox, rock hudson and, in his film debut, pierce brosnan. The mirror crackd 1980 stream and watch online moviefone. The mirror crackd is a 1980 film british mystery film based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crackd from side to side 1962. The mirror crackd from side to side agatha christie wiki. The mirror crackd is a 1980 british mystery film based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crackd from side to side 1962 and directed by guy hamilton. The mirror crackd from side to side project gutenberg. The mirror crackd wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Khloe kardashian to executive produce true crime series twisted sisters wibbitz entertainment news. It was directed by guy hamilton and featured angela lansbury, geraldine chaplin, tony curtis, edward fox, rock hudson, kim novak, and elizabeth taylor. The mirror crack d from side to side is a 1962 novel by agatha christie, featuring miss marple. Angela lansbury takes over the legacy of margaret rutherford as agatha christies dogged sleuth miss marple in the mirror crackd. The mirror crackd begins with a marvelous short black and white moviewithinthemovie called murder at midnight in which the famous scotland yard detective explains whodunit to an assembly of suspects in an old dark house. The mirror crackd from side to side is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie and first published in the uk by the collins crime club on 12 november 1962 and in the us by dodd, mead and company in september 1963 under the shorter title of the mirror crackd and with a date of 1962.
Getty images at 15 she was taken to new york by her mother, moyna macgill, a former west end actress, to escape the blitz. A washedup movie star elizabeth taylor is attempting to make a comeback but is driven to distraction by a mysterious event from her past. The mirror crackd 1980, angela lansbury, elizabeth. I very much enjoyed rereading this christie mystery, not for the murder as such the identity of the culprit and reason branded in my mind which was very well crafted, but for miss marples growing loss of patience. Violent city 1970 charles bronson, jill ireland, telly savalas feature action, crime, thriller. At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress. Miss marple s05e01 the mirror crackd from side to side. The mirror crack d is a 1980 british mystery film based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crack d from side to side 1962 and directed by guy hamilton. Miss jane marple dame angela lansbury comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. This crimemysterythriller was adapted by jonathan hales and barry sandler. The mirror crack d from side to side is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie and first published in the uk by the collins crime club on 12 november 1962 1 and in the us by dodd, mead and company in september 1963 under the shorter title of the mirror crack d and with a date of 1962.
The mirror crackd angela lansbury takes over the miss marple role memorably played by dame margaret rutherford in four pictures commencing with the 1962 british entry murder, she said. Released 1980, the mirror crackd stars angela lansbury, elizabeth taylor, edward fox, rock hudson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. May 26, 20 the mirror crack d 1980 movie trailer stars. It stars angela lansbury, kim novak, elizabeth taylor, geraldine chaplin, tony curtis, edward fox, rock hudson and, in. The mirror crackd is an interesting enough film to watch once, even if it is rather lackluster and doesnt really work.
With julia mckenzie, lindsay duncan, gene goodman, isabella parriss. The story takes place on a film set in a small british town in the 1950s. The mirror crackd from side to side is a 1962 novel by agatha christie, featuring miss marple. Agatha christies marple the mirror crackd from side to. A troubled hollywood star and her husband move to st.
Murder, she wrote murder among friends jessica fletcher. Angela lansbury friday, 16th october 1925 poplar, london. The film boasts some of the most famous actors of the 1950s and 1960s, elizabeth taylor, tony curtis, kim novak, angela lansbury, and of course, rock hudson. Angelas grandfather george lansbury and his wife image. Mary mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in tragedy when a fan is fatally poisoned during a garden fete. Jul 20, 2017 the mirror crackd from side to side 2011. February 7, 2019 february 3, 2019 greg orypeck 1 comment. Its full of dl faves liz taylor and rock hudson play a married couple, angela lansbury, kim novak, tony curtis. The mirror crackd from side to side literature tv tropes.
The mirror crack d is a 1980 british mystery film directed by guy hamilton from a screenplay by jonathan hales and barry sandler, based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crack d from side to side 1962. The mirror crack d from side to side is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie and first published in the uk by the collins crime club on 12 november 1962 and in the us by dodd, mead and company in september 1963 under the shorter title of the mirror crack d and with a date of 1962. Movie typography from the film the mirror crackd 1980, directed by guy hamilton, starring angela lansbury, rock hudson, kim novak, elizabeth taylor. The mirror crackd from side to side is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie and first published in the uk by the collins crime club on 12 november 1962 1 and in the us by dodd, mead and company in september 1963 under the shorter title of the mirror crackd and with a date of 1962. It stars angela lansbury, kim novak, elizabeth taylor, geraldine chaplin, tony c. In 1980 hollywood adapted the novel into a film starring angela lansbury as miss marple alongside elizabeth taylor as the beautiful marina gregg.
It was later turned into a film simply called the mirror crackd in 1980 and starred heavyweights such as angela lansbury, kim novak, elizabeth taylor, tony curtis and rock hudson. Miss marple tackles an assembly of suspects in a homicide on the set of an american extravaganza being filmed in england. The mirror crackd is an entertaining agatha christie mystery. The mirror crackd 1980 im surprised this movie doesnt already have a dl thread of its own. The 1980 film adaptation starred angela lansbury, elizabeth taylor, kim novak. This would be rock hudsons second last theatrically released film, made five years before his untimely death.
Nov 17, 2018 the mirror crack d 1980 was adapted from agatha christies 1964 novel, the mirror crack d from side to side. The mirror crackd from side to side is a novel by agatha christie which was published in 1962. With joan hickson, claire bloom, barry newman, norman rodway. The mirror crack d from side to side margaret rutherford helen hayes angela lansbury miss marple ford thunderbird filming locations mirror mirrors more information. The mirror crack d is a 1980 film british mystery film based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crack d from side to side 1962. Mar, 2019 the mirror crackd from side to side is a novel by agatha christie which was published in 1962. Too bad, the rest of the film doesnt measure up to this beginning. Oct 31, 2017 studio canal presents a remastered edition of the mirror crack d starring angela lansbury as miss marple. Angela lansbury as miss marple in the mirror crackd the mirror crackd is a 1980 agatha christie murder mystery directed by guy hamilton and starring angela lansbury as miss marple, with elizabeth taylor, rock hudson, tony curtis, kim novak, geraldine. But lansbury also got a chance to play the genuine article, in the 1980 adaptation of agatha christies marple novel the mirror crackd from side to side. Jul 28, 2017 agatha christies marple s01 ep02 the mrd at the vicarage part 01 hd watch. In 1992 the mirror crackd from side to side was the last miss marple novel to be adapted by the bbc and star joan hickson in the title role.
The mirror crackd from side to side trivia tv tropes. With angela lansbury, tony curtis, rock hudson, geraldine chaplin. Goodwin made something of a mark on the movie industry as joint producers of four agatha christie mysteries in the 1970s and 80s. The mirror crackd 1980 starring angela lansbury, rock hudson and elizabeth taylor. Movie typography from the film the mirror crack d 1980, directed by guy hamilton, starring angela lansbury, rock hudson, kim novak, elizabeth taylor. The mirror crackd 1980 was adapted from agatha christies 1964 novel, the mirror crackd from side to side. Angela lansbury was very game to take on the role as miss marple, especially after the brillant portryal of miss marple by the great margaret rutherford in four films. It stars angela lansbury, kim novak, elizabeth taylor, geraldine chaplin, tony curtis, edward fox, rock hudson and pierce brosnan. The mirror crackd from side to side wikimili, the best. Elizabeth taylor plays a washedup actress trying to make a comeback but is plagued by a mysterious incident from her past. The mirror crackd 1980 starring angela lansbury, rock. The mirror crackd is a 1980 british mystery film directed by guy hamilton from a screenplay by jonathan hales and barry sandler, based on agatha christies miss marple novel the mirror crackd from side to side 1962.