Ten Little Indians (1965)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

George Pollock

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel) and
Harry Alan Towers (writer) ...

Release Date:

June 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

WE DARE YOU TO GUESS!

Plot:

Agatha Christie tale of 10 people invited to an isolated place only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. One of them?

Plot Keywords:

Poem | Old Dark House | Closed Society | False Accusation | Confession

Cast

Hugh O'Brian	...	Hugh Lombard
Shirley Eaton	...	Ann Clyde
Fabian	...	Mike Raven
Leo Genn	...	General Sir John Mandrake V.C.
Stanley Holloway	...	Det. William Henry Blore
Wilfrid Hyde-White	...	Judge Arthur Cannon (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Daliah Lavi	...	Ilona Bergen
Dennis Price	...	Dr. Edward Armstrong
Marianne Hoppe	...	Elsa Grohmann
Mario Adorf	...	Joseph Grohmann

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians' (UK) (USA)
And Then There Were None (UK)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

UK:12 (2008) | UK:A (1965) (cut) | Australia:PG | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Kenure House Rush Co, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Tenlit Films Ltd.

Trivia:

The mysterious voice that accuses the invited guests of their specific crimes is an uncredited Christopher Lee.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mike Raven is playing the piano, his bow-tie is untied. However, when the others are examining the record player, he is shown pacing in the background with his bow-tie tied. In the next shot, it is untied again.

Quotes:

Judge Arthur Cannon: I find it a singular lapse of manners - a house party, and the host the last to arrive!
Mike Raven: It happens.
Judge Arthur Cannon: Not to me, young man.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Evil Laugh (1988)

Soundtrack:

Ten Little Indians

ten people gathered in an isolated mansion in winter are killed one by one

As in Agatha Christie's original, ten people converge on an isolated place only to learn that they are stuck there and will be killed one by one. During the first ten minutes, Fabian portrays a Playboy and his performance is so dreadful that you thank heaven when he sits down at a piano and begins to perform, only to quickly realize he's an even worse singer than actor! Happily, he's the first to 'go,' and from then on, things get considerably better. A focus on three old English gents played by Leo Genn, Wilfred Hyde White, and Leo Genn - each more brilliant than the next - allows a film that appeared ready to flop to truly take off. Hugh O'Brian is acceptable as the hero, but most of his mannerisms are far too reminiscent of Wyatt Earp on TV. But don't turn it off - at least not if you are among us who consider Shirley Eaton (The Goldfinger girl) the most underrated blonde beauty ever. She is dazzling, and even appears in skimpy black lingerie near the film's end. When Hugh lifts her up in his arms, it's hard not to wish you had been born Hugh O'Brian. Never in a class with the earlier version, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, but solid enough - once Fabian's out of the picture.