The Pale Horse (TV 1997)

When Mark Easterbrook is accused of murdering a priest, he sets out to prove his innocence. In the process, he discovers a series of deaths, seemingly from natural causes, that may also be ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Beeson

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel), Alma Cullen

Stars:

Colin Buchanan, Jayne Ashbourne, Hermione Norris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Buchanan	...	Mark Easterbrook
Jayne Ashbourne	...	Kate Mercer
Hermione Norris	...	Hermia Redcliffe
Leslie Phillips	...	Lincoln Bradley
Michael Byrne	...	Venables
Jean Marsh	...	Thyrza Grey
Ruth Madoc	...	Sybil Stamfordis
Andy Serkis	...	Sergeant Corrigan
Trevor Byfield	...	Inspector Lejeune
Tim Potter	...	Dr. Osbourne
Louise Jameson	...	Florence Tuckerton
Catherine Holman	...	Poppy Tuckerton
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Donald
Anna Livia Ryan	...	Tilly Tuckerton
Maggie Shevlin	...	Bella

Storyline

When Mark Easterbrook is accused of murdering a priest, he sets out to prove his innocence. In the process, he discovers a series of deaths, seemingly from natural causes, that may also be involved.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | murder | milkshake | fire | rooster | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

13 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's 'The Pale Horse'

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anglia Television, United Film and Television Productions, A&E Television Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Marple: The Pale Horse (2010)

User Reviews

Venables said it; "Rubish"

Very good actors, but one of the worst productions of Agatha Christie's works I've seen. The soundtrack tried to add to the feel of the period but only helped to make the film seem "dated". I've only recently re-discovered Agatha Christie as I had read only a couple of her books as a child in the 50's, and I've now been devouring all the works NetFlix has to offer. I've especially enjoyed Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and was looking forward to seeing one of Agatha Christie's later works having been released in 1961.

I was so very disappointed in this "made for TV" movie as it was full of cliché's, miserably wrong music, incredibly bad direction and was one of those movies where I want to yell at the characters on the screen, "How can you be that stupid." I've not read the book but it appears that this could have easily have been an exceptional movie, but instead I felt that my intelligence was being assaulted more and more by the minute. The ending was a huge let-down. What a waste.