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Ordeal by Innocence (1985)
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17 May 1985 (USA)
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Once the murder was solved, the real mystery began...
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Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle...
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Lifeless, low-grade tale.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Donald Sutherland | ... | Dr. Arthur Calgary |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Rachel Argyle |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | Leo Argyle |
 | Sarah Miles | ... | Mary Durant |
 | Ian McShane | ... | Philip Durant |
| Diana Quick | ... | Gwenda Vaughan |
| Annette Crosbie | ... | Kirsten Lindstrom |
| Michael Elphick | ... | Inspector Huish |
| George Innes | ... | Archie Leach |
| Valerie Whittington | ... | Hester Argyle |
| Phoebe Nicholls | ... | Tina Argyle |
| Michael Maloney | ... | Micky Argyle |
| Cassie Stuart | ... | Maureen Clegg |
| Anita Carey | ... | Martha Jessup |
| Ron Pember | ... | Ferryman |
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90 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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All of Faye Dunaway's cameo is a black and white flashback.
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| I can't remember much | forums-52 |
| Soundtrack - where can I get it? | jimmyfingers |
| Nudity? | poefan |
| Shocking waste of time and talent | adriankoh-1 |
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This is indeed one of the weakest films based on Agatha Christie's work, a lifeless, muddled mystery that clearly lacks the grace (and the budget!) of its predecessors ("Death On The Nile", "Evil Under The Sun") and Donald Sutherland is a pale shadow of Peter Ustinov as far as screen detectives go (of course, he is playing a character much less interesting than Poirot). The film manages to coast as far as it does on the strength of Christie's plot alone (all her plots have a certain amount of inherent interest), but the direction is hopelessly flat. (*1/2)