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The Mirror Crack'd

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
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Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,801
798
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Hales(screenplay)
      • Barry Sandler(screenplay)
      • Agatha Christie(novel "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side")
    • Stars
      • Angela Lansbury
      • Tony Curtis
      • Rock Hudson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Hales(screenplay)
      • Barry Sandler(screenplay)
      • Agatha Christie(novel "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side")
    • Stars
      • Angela Lansbury
      • Tony Curtis
      • Rock Hudson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 95User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos2

    Trailer [EN]
    Trailer 2:45
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    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 18
    Video 28:08
    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 18

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    Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and Kim Novak in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, and Kim Novak in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Angela Lansbury and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Tony Curtis and Kim Novak in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Geraldine Chaplin and Edward Fox in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Bennett in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, and Kim Novak in The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

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    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Miss Marple
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Martin N. Fenn
    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Jason Rudd
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Ella Zielinsky
    Edward Fox
    Edward Fox
    • Inspector Craddock
    Kim Novak
    Kim Novak
    • Lola Brewster
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Marina Rudd
    Wendy Morgan
    Wendy Morgan
    • Cherry
    Margaret Courtenay
    Margaret Courtenay
    • Mrs. Bantry
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Bates, The Butler
    Maureen Bennett
    • Heather Babcock
    Carolyn Pickles
    Carolyn Pickles
    • Miss Giles
    Eric Dodson
    Eric Dodson
    • The Major
    Charles Lloyd Pack
    • Vicar
    • (as Charles Lloyd-Pack)
    Richard Pearson
    Richard Pearson
    • Doctor Haydock
    Thick Wilson
    • The Mayor
    Pat Nye
    • Mayoress
    Peter Woodthorpe
    Peter Woodthorpe
    • Scout Master
    • Director
      • Guy Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Hales(screenplay)
      • Barry Sandler(screenplay)
      • Agatha Christie(novel "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Although Miss Jane Marple is presented as elderly, and the leading men as middle-aged, Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, and Rock Hudson were all born in 1925.
    • Goofs
      When Liz Taylor breaks the oval mirror in her bedroom, she then lies on the bed with Rock Hudson and when she gets up, the mirror is unbroken for her to sit down and look into.
    • Quotes

      Marina Rudd: Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you.

      Lola Brewster: Really? What are they?

      Marina Rudd: Your face.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: 1953
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Mirror Crack'd, The Green Room, Altered States, Scanners (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      A Wandering Minstrel, I
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Arthur Sullivan

    User reviews95

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    Top review
    5/10
    Not the best of Christie's works but Taylor and Novak as catty rivals are fun...
    THE MIRROR CRACK'D gives some fine stars at the tail end of their careers something worthwhile to chew on--a good script and some gorgeous Bririth scenery substituting for the little town of St. Mary Mead where most of the action takes place.

    The choicest bits of dialog go to ELIZABETH TAYLOR and KIM NOVAK as catty rivals who find themselves co-starring in a new film to be produced by Novak's husband, TONY CURTIS and directed by Taylor's husband, ROCK HUDSON. Also involved, of course, is ANGELA LANSBURY, as the famous sleuth, Miss Marple, who has a funny bit at the film's start where she attends a screening of a murder mystery where the film breaks down. To the disappointed audience, she tells the rest of the plot which she has figured out.

    When a local girl is murdered, it's up to Miss Marple to solve the real-life mystery. Though slow in developing its storyline, it's interesting to note that an incident that occurred to movie star Gene Tierney is incorporated into the plot as an important clue.

    Fans of Christie will most likely come away from this one recalling the catfight remarks between Taylor (getting a little hefty here) and Novak (still streamlined enough). Other than that, the only member of the supporting cast that really stands out is EDWARD FOX as Inspector Craddock, Miss Marple's nephew, who finds himself doing most of the legwork when Miss Marple becomes ill.

    Interesting but certainly not the best of Christie, lacking the usual amount of taut suspense one expects in any murder mystery.
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd
    • Filming locations
      • Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • G.W. Films
      • EMI Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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