Mord im Spiegel

Originaltitel: The Mirror Crack'd

1980
12
1 Std. 45 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

10.310

IHRE BEWERTUNG

trailer wiedergeben2:45

1 Video

90 Fotos

Suspense Mystery Whodunnit Crime Mystery Thriller

Als eine amerikanische Filmcrew nach St. Mary Mead kommt und eine örtliche Frau vergiftet wird, beschließt Miss Marple der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen.Als eine amerikanische Filmcrew nach St. Mary Mead kommt und eine örtliche Frau vergiftet wird, beschließt Miss Marple der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen.Als eine amerikanische Filmcrew nach St. Mary Mead kommt und eine örtliche Frau vergiftet wird, beschließt Miss Marple der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,2/10

10.310

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
At this time of her career, Dame Elizabeth Taylor's career was in the doldrums. She was 48 years old, hadn't had a decent hit film in years, her marriage to US politician John Warner was struggling, she was taking anti-depressants, and she had put on weight. When Rock Hudson was approached to do the film, he said he would only do it if his long-time friend Taylor could also be cast. The producers had assumed that Taylor's salary demands would put the film well over budget and were lining up Donald Pleasence as a possible alternative to Hudson. However, Hudson said that he could get Taylor to agree to star with him for the same salary he was being offered. Hudson convinced Taylor that coming to England for a few weeks to do a mainstream film with him, Dame Angela Lansbury, and Tony Curtis (people Taylor had known for about 30 years) would be beneficial for her mental health, plus give her a chance to catch up with old friends who lived there.

Patzer
Although the film takes place in 1953, Marty Fenn drives a 1959 model car.

Zitate
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

Verbindungen
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

Benutzerrezensionen111

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

In its own way, a camp classic

The Mirror Crack'd is one of the many Agatha Christie stories made into an all-star film. This one is more campy and less opulent than "Murder on the Orient Express," for instance, but for what it is, it's pretty good.

Set in the '50s in Miss Marple's village of St. Mary Mead, the film stars lots of big names from that era: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak - a veritable who's who of '50s megastars.

Angela Lansbury plays Miss Marple, and she's perfect in the role. The film also has an appearance by Pierce Brosnan in a small, uncredited part.

The script has the Taylor and Novak characters camping it up with bitchy insults which I don't quite remember from the book. The story concerns a movie star, her husband, her co-star nemesis, etc., coming to St. Mary Mead to make a movie.

During a party, a local resident is murdered, but the intended victim is assumed to be Taylor. It's up to Miss Marple to unravel the mystery as more murders occur.

The scene between Taylor and Edward Fox is especially good, and I've never been sure if Taylor falling on top of Hudson on the bed was supposed to be funny or not - in the movie theater, it got a laugh.

It's great to see all these old stars in the same film. By the way, perhaps this was mentioned by one of the posters - this story is based on a real-life incident that happened to Gene Tierney.