The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
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69% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(1,397 ratings)
Angela Lansbury takes over the legacy of Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Christie's dogged sleuth Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd. The story takes place on a film set in a small British town in the 1950s. Elizabeth Taylor plays a washed-up actress trying to make a comeback but is plagued by… More Angela Lansbury takes over the legacy of Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Christie's dogged sleuth Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd. The story takes place on a film set in a small British town in the 1950s. Elizabeth Taylor plays a washed-up actress trying to make a comeback but is plagued by a mysterious incident from her past. Unfortunately for her mental state, a collection of murders jar the quiet village where the movie is being made. Miss Marple arrives on the scene with her nephew, Inspector Craddock (Edward Fox), to investigate. In addition to Taylor, an assortment of other movie stars grace the roster of suspects, including Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, and Tony Curtis. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Guy Hamilton
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 19, 1980 Wide
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
The good lines make Mirror more fun to watch than it has any right to be.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
For all her prolificacy, Agatha Christie relied too often on one particular plot twist, and as soon as you recognize her old favorite here, the film loses all interest.
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Variety Staff, Variety
A nostalgic throwback to the genteel British murder mystery pix of the 1950s.
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, Time Out
Though it's obvious after five minutes that this is a complete no-no, the cinema equivalent of a bellyflop, it exercises a perverse fascination
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Both Miss Taylor and Miss Novak, as larger-than-life silver-screen rivals of a certain age, get all wound up for some fancy, high-toned tongue-lashings, but the material isn't up to their power.
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Cast
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Angela Lansbury
as Miss Marple
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Elizabeth Taylor
as Marina Gregg
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Kim Novak
as Lola Brewster
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Edward Fox
as Inspector Craddock
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Rock Hudson
as Jason Rudd
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Geraldine Chaplin
as Ella Zielinsky
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Tony Curtis
as Marty N. Fenn
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Marella Oppenheim
as Margot Bence
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Wendy Morgan
as Cherry
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Margaret Courtenay
as Mrs. Bantry
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Charles Gray
as Bates the Butler
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Maureen Bennett
as Heather Babcock
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Carolyn Pickles
as Miss Giles
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Eric Dodson
as The Major
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Anthony Steel
as Sir Derek Ridgeley
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Dinah Sheridan
as Lady Amanda Ridgeley
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Oriana Grieve
as Kate Ridgeley
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Kenneth Fortescue
as Charles Foxwell
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Hildegard Neil
as Lady Foxcroft
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Peter Montrose
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John Bennett
as Barnsby
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Nigel Stock
as Inspector Gates
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Pierce Brosnan
as An actor
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Charles Lloyd Pack
as Vicar
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Richard Pearson
as Dr. Haydock
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George Silver
as Dr. Silva
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Thick Wilson
as Mayor
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Peter Woodthorpe
as Scoutmaster
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Pat Nye
as Mayoress
