The Mirror Crack'd

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned, and a visiting movie star appears to have been the intended victim.

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Guy Hamilton

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Cast & Crew

Pierce Brosnan

Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited)

Charles Gray

Bates, The Butler

Guy Hamilton

Maureen Bennett

Heather Babcock

Edward Fox

Inspector Craddock

Kenneth Fortescue

Charles Foxwell ("Murder at Midnight")

Geraldine Chaplin

Ella Zielinsky

Sam Kydd

Film Technician (uncredited)

Ann Nelson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Angela Lansbury

Miss Marple

Peter Woodthorpe

Scout Master

Charles Lloyd Pack

Vicar

Carolyn Pickles

Miss Giles

Derek Lyons

Queen's Guard (uncredited)

Richard Leech

Director of Photography (uncredited)

Llewellyn Rees

Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

Jack Dearlove

Party Guest (uncredited)

Thick Wilson

The Mayor

Angus MacKay

Coroner (uncredited)

Anthony Steel

Sir Derek Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Frank Ellis

Policeman (uncredited)

Mike Reynell

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rita Tobin-Weske

Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

Gerry Judge

Party Guest (uncredited)

Cyril Kent

Villager at Film Screening (uncredited)

John Ketteringham

Del Watson

Villager (uncredited)

Bunny Seaman

Dresser (uncredited)

Robert van Kaphengst

Villager (uncredited)

John Doye

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jerry Baker

First Ambulance Man (uncredited)

Les Conrad

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eric Dodson

The Major

Tony Curtis

Martin N. Fenn

Charles Lamb

Man in Village Hall (uncredited)

John Bennett

Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight")

Reg Turner

Second Ambulance Man (uncredited)

Rock Hudson

Jason Rudd

Kim Novak

Lola Brewster

Elizabeth Taylor

Marina Rudd

George Silver

Da Silva ("Murder at Midnight")

Nigel Stock

Inspector Gates ("Murder at Midnight")

Allan Cuthbertson

Peter Montrose ("Murder at Midnight")

Wendy Morgan

Cherry

Robert Raglan

Villager (uncredited)

Richard Pearson

Doctor Haydock

Margaret Courtenay

Mrs. Bantry

Pat Nye

Mayoress

Marella Oppenheim

Margot Bence

Dinah Sheridan

Lady Amanda Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Oriane Grieve

Kate Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight")

Hildegard Neil

Lady Foxcroft ("Murder at Midnight")

Stephen Boswell

Mr. Rudd's 1st Assistant Director (uncredited)

John Dalby

Bandmaster (uncredited)

Bill Dean

Man in Village Hall (uncredited)

Albert Welch

Villager (uncredited)

Norman Wooland

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Details

GenresMystery, Crime, Thriller

Runtime1h 45 mins

Released on06 Feb 1980

Languageen

Age RatingPG

Produced InUnited Kingdom

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/10

Very much a poor relation of the other Brabourne/Goodwin crime ("Death on the Nile" (1978) etc.) thrillers, this just doesn't ever really ignite. Angela Lansbury takes on the mantle of super-sleuth "Miss Marple" who is helping her nephew "Insp. Craddock" (Edward Fox) investigate the mysterious poisoning of the rather star-struck "Miss Babcock" (Maureen Bennett). Starstruck? Well so would we be if the local manor house was being inhabited by Elizabeth Taylor ("Marina") and her husband "Jason" (Rock Hudson). They are re-making "The Virgin Queen" with Miss Taylor wearing the crown and Kim Novak picking up the Joan Collins part in the film, and who is married to producer "Fenn" (Tony Curtis) for the purpose of this drama. Whodunit? Well there's the thing. Whilst they all pretty universally disliked "Marina", why kill this random, gushing, fan? Of course, "Miss Marple" and her cunning brain soon starts to pull together a really weak and threadbare storyline that all centres around a painting. There is plenty of star quality on offer here, but it doesn't gel and as the story progresses it is almost as if the talent were never on set for long at the same time - it's terribly disjointed. The ending is poor - no other word for it. Indeed, that's all that can be said for this really lacklustre project for which money was clearly no object, but a script and compelling screenplay certainly were.

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