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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

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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,

PG, 1 hr. 45 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Guy Hamilton

In Theaters: Dec 19, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 2002

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Cast

Angela Lansbury
Miss Marple
Elizabeth Taylor
Marina Gregg
Kim Novak
Lola Brewster
Edward Fox
Inspector Craddock
Rock Hudson
Jason Rudd
Geraldine Chaplin
Ella Zielinsky
Tony Curtis
Marty N. Fenn
Marella Oppenheim
Margot Bence
Wendy Morgan
Cherry
Margaret Courtenay
Mrs. Bantry
Charles Gray
Bates the Butler
Maureen Bennett
Heather Babcock
Carolyn Pickles
Miss Giles
Eric Dodson
The Major
Anthony Steel
Sir Derek Ridgeley
Dinah Sheridan
Lady Amanda Ridgeley
Oriana Grieve
Kate Ridgeley
Kenneth Fortescue
Charles Foxwell
Hildegard Neil
Lady Foxcroft
Allan Cuthbertson
Peter Montrose
John Bennett
Barnsby
Nigel Stock
Inspector Gates
Pierce Brosnan
An actor
Charles Lloyd Pack
Vicar
Richard Pearson
Dr. Haydock
George Silver
Dr. Silva
Thick Wilson
Mayor
Peter Woodthorpe
Scoutmaster
Pat Nye
Mayoress

Critic Reviews for The Mirror Crack'd

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (6) | DVD (10)

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The good lines make Mirror more fun to watch than it has any right to be.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

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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.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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A nostalgic throwback to the genteel British murder mystery pix of the 1950s.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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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.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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The big-name cast is a great, nostalgic throwback to the 1950s, when its players' names -- Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Tony Curtis -- graced giant theater marquees.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

[A] classic murder mystery drama.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

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

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

The Mirror Crack'd is a thoroughly enjoyable Agatha Christie mystery.

January 29, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Nicely nasty script can't make up for slack direction and miscast lead.

September 18, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

[A] stunningly turgid mess.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: BBC

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Almar Haflidason

BBC

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Kim Novak is the standout here with a wonderfully droll performance, but the picture borders on poor taste sticking as closely as it does to the Gene Tierney tragedy.

July 7, 2008

jay nixon

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Elizabeth Taylor is quite a spectacle here, playing a character much like her own self. Angela Lansbury as Marple is awesome. The suspects: Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson and Kim Novak give the movie some flair. I found it a bit dry and long, but the murders kept the momentum going.

February 4, 2008