Ein unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel) and
Erich Kröhnke (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Tagline:

Agatha Christie, the greatest mystery-writer. "Ten Little Indians" her greatest mystery.

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:

Murder | Beautiful Woman | Murder Mystery | Paranoia | Based On Novel

Cast

Charles Aznavour	...	Michel Raven
Maria Rohm	...	Elsa Martino
Adolfo Celi	...	Gen. André Salvé
Stéphane Audran	...	Ilona Morgan
Alberto de Mendoza	...	Otto Martino
Richard Attenborough	...	Judge Arthur Cannon
Gert Fröbe	...	Wilhelm Blore
Herbert Lom	...	Dr. Edward Armstrong
Elke Sommer	...	Vera Clyde
Oliver Reed	...	Hugh Lombard
Orson Welles	...	Voice of Tape (voice)
Teresa Gimpera	...	Maria
Rik Battaglia
Nasser Malekmotei	...	Inspector (as Nasser Malek Moti-i)
Sepedeh

Also Known As:

...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
And Then There Were None (UK)
Diez negritos (Spain)
Dix petits nègres (France)
Ten Little Indians (USA)
Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany) (TV title)

Runtime:

Germany:92 min | Spain:105 min | USA:98 min | Belgium:95 min (video version) | Italy:95 min (home cinema version)

Country:

France | Spain | West Germany | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Shah Abbas Hotel, Isfahan, Iran

Company:

Corona Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Robert Rietty dubbed Adolfo Celi, Charles Aznavour, 'Alberto De Mendoza', and Gert Fröbe.

Goofs:

Continuity: Blore shorts out the generator. However, when the murderer is revealed, the lights above the pool table are on.

Quotes:

Judge Arthur Cannon: Listen, why don't I trust you, and you trust me?
Dr. Edward Armstrong: The famous last words?

Movie Connections:

Version of Zehn kleine Negerlein (1969) (TV)

Can I say that I actually enjoyed this one a bit?

The 1945 version of Agatha Christie's novel is by far the best mystery I've ever seen. It was an absolute delight. So, for a remake, this second one actually had some ok things in it. Most people think it's just horrendous. Yes, the acting and staging are often very awkward, and the actual mystery is a dud. But the flatness of it makes it feel like a lovely drawing room game. The production is intricate and ghostly and makes it quite memorable. In some ways I liked it better than the 1966 version, where it seems like it's all these old men running around and I couldn't tell any of them apart.