A psychological thriller based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.
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| Vladimir Zeldin | ... |
judge Lawrence John Wargrave
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| Tatyana Drubich | ... |
Vera Elizabeth Claythorne
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| Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy | ... |
captain Philip Lombard
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| Aleksey Zharkov | ... |
William Henry Blore
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| Anatoliy Romashin | ... |
Dr. Edward George Armstrong
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| Lyudmila Maksakova | ... |
miss Emily Caroline Brent
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| Mikhail Gluzskiy | ... |
general John Gordon Macarthur
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Aleksey Zolotnitskiy | ... |
Thomas Rogers - servant
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| Irina Tereshchenko | ... |
Ethel Rogers - maid
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| Aleksandr Abdulov | ... |
Anthony James Marston
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Ivan Arzhatkin | ... |
Shipboy
(as V. Arzhatkin)
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Dmitriy Arshinov | ... |
Child
(as D. Arshinov)
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Viktor Bentsler | ... |
Vera's fiance
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Vladimir Zharikov | ... |
Aborigine
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| Fyodor Odinokov | ... |
Fred Narracott - boatman
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Directed by
| Stanislav Govorukhin | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Agatha Christie | ... | (story) |
| Stanislav Govorukhin | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| O. Kostina | ... | administration |
| O. Kupin | ... | administration |
| Natalya Plotnikova | ... | administration (as N. Plotnikova) |
| Yelena Rublyovskaya | ... | administration (as Elena Rublyovskaya) |
Music by
| Nikolai Korndorf | ... | original music composer (as Nikolay Korndorf) |
Cinematography by
| Gennadi Engstrem | ||
Editing by
| Valentina Oleynik | ... | lead editor |
Production Design by
| Valentin Gidulyanov | ... | (production design) |
Costume Design by
| Natalya Kharnas | ... | (costume design) |
Makeup Department
| Nina Amelina | ... | makeup designer |
| Raisa Molchanova | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Aleksandr Basaev | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Valentina Stepovskaya | ... | assistant director (as V. Stepovskaya) |
| I. Velikanova | ... | assistant director |
| N. Yanovskaya | ... | assistant director |
| Valentina Zaytseva | ... | co-director / second unit director |
Art Department
| Yelena Logvina | ... | assistant production design (as Elena Logvina) |
| Anna Silak | ... | property master (as A. Silak) |
Sound Department
| Iosif Goldman | ... | sound director |
Special Effects by
| Gennadiy Lotysh | ... | special effects artist (as G. Lotysh) |
| Sergei Lylov | ... | special effects operator (as S. Lylov) |
| Anatoli Vidyakin | ... | pyrotechnician (as A. Vidyakin) |
Visual Effects by
| Gennadiy Lotysh | ... | vfx artist (as G. Lotysh) |
| Sergei Lylov | ... | visual effects camera (as Sergey Lylov, S. Lylov) |
| Anatoli Vidyakin | ... | pyrotechnic supervisor (as A. Vidyakin) |
Stunts
| Vasil Budishevsky | ... | stunt double (as Vasiliy Budishevskiy) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| N. Artyomenko | ... | still photographer |
| Valeriy Avdeev | ... | assistant camera (as V. Avdeev) |
| V. Avdeyev | ... | assistant camera |
| Gennadi Engstrem | ... | director of photography (as Gennadiy Engstrem) |
| N. Gritsishin | ... | gaffer |
Music Department
| State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography | ... | orchestra |
| Vladimir Verbitskiy | ... | conductor (as V. Verbitskiy) / conductor (as V. Verbitsky) |
| Yelena Vitukhina | ... | music editor (as Elena Vitukhina) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Natalya Rysyukova | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
| O. Kostina | ... | administration team |
| O. Kupin | ... | administration team |
| N. Plotnikova | ... | administration team |
| Yelena Rublyovskaya | ... | administration team |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Goskino (1987) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Central Television USSR (1988) (Soviet Union) (tv)
- Music Trade (2009) (Russia) (DVD)
- Art Technologies (2015) (Russia) (video) (VOD)
- Pidax Film (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tonpool Medien (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- State Symphony Cinema Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ten people are invited to a desolate island by a mysterious host. Upon arriving, a mysterious voice recording accuses each of them of a murder committed in the past. And then someone begins to kill them one by one, choosing his methods from a grisly children's poem that hangs in every room of the house...
Written by Boris Shafir |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the first adaptation of Agatha Christie's story which follows the novel's original ending. See more » |
| Goofs | After the first murder, when we see Mr. Owen enter the dining room in the middle of the night and remove the first of the ten china figures (leaving nine), the dining table is clean and set up for breakfast. However, later, Rogers says that he noticed there were only nine figures on the table while he was cleaning up the dining room. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Exploitation Cinema (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Stardust See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The credits roll in absolute silence. See more » |
| Quotes |
Anthony James Marston:
[while dancing with Vera, translated from the Russian]
Ten minutes ago, I regretted that I came here. See more » |