Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
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(9 ratings)
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and set in the late 1950s, this unevenly told film starts when Dr. Arthur Calgary (Donald Sutherland) comes back to England after two years on an Antarctic expedition and discovers that the man he is searching for has been executed for murder. At the beginning… More Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and set in the late 1950s, this unevenly told film starts when Dr. Arthur Calgary (Donald Sutherland) comes back to England after two years on an Antarctic expedition and discovers that the man he is searching for has been executed for murder. At the beginning of his expedition he had given a ride one night to a hitchhiker and accidentally ended up with his address book. To his horror, the hitchhiker's mother was killed on that night, and he had been the alibi that would have saved him from execution. Spurred on by his sense of shock and guilt, Calgary makes contact with the family and is put off by their disinterest in finding the real killer. It seems that the mother had many enemies among her close family members: her husband was having an affair, there was a blackmail scheme in the works, and many felt that she had already excluded them from any inheritance. Although the acting is uneven and the plot may seem predictable or contrived to non-Christie readers, the story retains interest, and Dave Brubeck's jazz score adds a special dimension to the proceedings. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Desmond Davis
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
PG-13,
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Cast
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Donald Sutherland
as Dr. Arthur Calgary
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Christopher Plummer
as Leo Argyle
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Ian McShane
as Philip Durrant
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Sarah Miles
as Mary Durrant
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Diana Quick
as Gwenda Vaughan
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Annette Crosbie
as Kirsten Lindstrom
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Michael Elphick
as Inspector Huish
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Phoebe Nicholls
as Tina Argyle
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Michael Maloney
as Micky Argyle
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Cassie Stuart
as Maureen Clegg
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John Bardon
as Night Porter
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Faye Dunaway
as Rachel Argyle
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Brian Glover
as Executioner
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George Innes
as Archie Leach
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Ron Pember
as Ferryman
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Kevin Stoney
as Solicitor
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Valerie Whittington
as Hester Argyle
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Billy McColl
as Jacko Argyle
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Doel Luscombe
as Prison Governor
