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Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

  • TV Movie
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
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Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
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At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress.At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress.At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress.

  • Director
    • Norman Stone
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • T.R. Bowen
  • Stars
    • Joan Hickson
    • Claire Bloom
    • Barry Newman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Stone
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • T.R. Bowen
    • Stars
      • Joan Hickson
      • Claire Bloom
      • Barry Newman
    • 18User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 nominations total

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    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Miss Jane Marple
    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Marina Gregg
    Barry Newman
    Barry Newman
    • Jason Rudd
    Norman Rodway
    Norman Rodway
    • Dr. Gilchrist
    Elizabeth Garvie
    Elizabeth Garvie
    • Ella Zeilinsky
    John Cassady
    John Cassady
    • Giuseppe Murano
    David Horovitch
    David Horovitch
    • Superintendent Slack
    John Castle
    John Castle
    • Detective Inspector Craddock
    Ian Brimble
    Ian Brimble
    • Sergeant Lake
    Gwen Watford
    Gwen Watford
    • Mrs. Dolly Bantry
    Judy Cornwell
    Judy Cornwell
    • Heather Badcock
    Christopher Hancock
    Christopher Hancock
    • Arthur Badcock
    Margaret Courtenay
    Margaret Courtenay
    • Miss Knight
    Anna Niland
    Anna Niland
    • Cherry Baker
    Rose Keegan
    Rose Keegan
    • Gladys Dixon
    Rhoda Lewis
    Rhoda Lewis
    • Mrs. Brogan
    Christopher Good
    Christopher Good
    • Rev. Christopher Hawes
    Barbara Hicks
    Barbara Hicks
    • Miss Hartnell
    • Director
      • Norman Stone
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • T.R. Bowen
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    • Trivia
      When Inspector Craddock visits Miss Marple for the first time, they linger near the entrance to the sitting room. When the camera swtiches perspective to Jane's, over Craddock's shoulder we can spot two framed drawings of Hickson in her younger days.
    • Goofs
      During the tennis match between Marina Gregg and Dr Gilchrist, at love-40 Dr Gilchrist serves to Marina from the right hand court. However, at love-40, the server must always serve from the left hand court.
    • Quotes

      Insp. Craddock: Yes, sir. What are you asking me to do?

      Supt. Slack: Tread carefully. Tact and tactics - mostly tact.

      Insp. Craddock: I undestand, sir. While I'm considering tactics, I'll talk to the husband.

      Supt. Slack: And another thing...

      Insp. Craddock: Sir?

      Supt. Slack: While you're in St. Mary Mead, I suggest you make contact with an old lady there. Oh, she looks like what you'd expect. Don't be deceived - she's got a mind like a meat cleaver. She's the sort of person who could help you on this case. Her name is Miss... Jane... Marple. I'm not pressuring you, but I do advise you to interview her.

      Insp. Craddock: That's all right, sir. I was intending to; she's my aunt.

    • Connections
      Follows Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)

    User reviews18

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    9/10
    Jolly Good Stuff
    So, here we are with the redoubtable Miss Marple, a lovely Claire Bloom and a fine cast. Some of the neighborhood regulars are back, like Ms. Bantry, the maids, Inspectors Slack and Craddock. It is fun to be at Gossington Hall again, albeit under new owners. Of course, that's key to the storyline and adds to the interest. I liked Ms. Bantry before and again in this. The relationship between her and Ms. Marple is interesting. Somehow, their talks offer up a spark that leads to a rewarding line of inquiry. Inspector Slack is always an entertaining character, in attitude expressing looks, droll remarks and the die hard approach he always takes, many times in error.

    One review here mentions a part of the book that greatly impressed me as well. It was a description of Heather Badcock. In the allusion to her village parallel, Alison Wilde, she says, "… She didn't know what people were like. She'd never thought about them. And so, you see, she couldn't guard against things happening to her. It comes really from being self-centered and I don't mean selfish by that. You can be kind and unselfish and even thoughtful. But … you never really know what you may be doing … most people have a sense of protection. They realize when it's unwise to say or do something because of the person or persons who are taking in what you say, and because of the kind of character that those people have. But as I say, AW never thought of anybody else but herself. She was the sort of person who tells you what they've done and what they've seen and what they've felt and what they've heard. They never mention what any other people said, or did. Life is a kind of one-way track, just their own progress through it. Other people seem to them just like – like wallpaper in a room. I think HB was that kind of person."

    And of Ms. Badcock particularly, "… she wasn't a considerate woman. Kind, yes. Considerate – no. She would be fond of him (her husband) and look after him when he was ill and see to his meals and be a good housekeeper, but I don't think she would ever – well, that she would ever even know what he might be feeling or thinking. That makes a lonely life for a man."

    However, Ms. Marple did speak most of this in this adaptation, which was revealing of the woman's vulnerability to danger.

    Some say this is a weaker entry in the BBC Marple lineup, but I don't see it like that. The 1980 version with Taylor/Hudson et al. and Lansbury as Ms. Marple strayed more from the book - well, it's the Hollywood treatment. Some compare this BBC version to that since it came along later, but shouldn't. The BBC series is entirely truer. They did it right. The village and settings are always wonderful. I enjoy it thoroughly, one for the collection to see regularly. This gets a "well done" from me.
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    • Mar 8, 2012

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    • Release date
      • December 27, 1992 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    • Filming locations
      • Bishops Lydeard station, West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England, UK(St Mary Mead railway station)
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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