And Then There Were None details
| Format: | U DVD |
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| Starring: | Mischa Auer, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, Walter Huston, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, Judith Anderson |
| Director: | Rene Clair |
| Genre: | Thriller - General, Mystery |
| Studio: | CORNERSTONE MEDIA |
| Name | Discs | |
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And Then There Were None |
U Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 11 May 2009 |
| Main languages: | English |
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If you don't know who dunnit already, you need to see this classic film
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 30 Jan 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
I am giving this 4 stars because I found it so very rivetting the first time I watched it ( about 50 years ago, as a child !). I remember being utterly absorbed and on the edge of my seat. I have seen it many times since, and don't think---even out of nostalgia-----that I can watch it anymore. When any story is wholly and completely centred around 'who-dunnit', it really is over and done with when you've seen or read it once. But for anyone who has not read the book nor seen this adaptation ( avoid other film versions under various titles), you are in for a real treat.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)Showing its age but still worth watching
By Spectator (35 reviews) , 24 Mar 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
Old! Its in black and white! Characters smoke cigarettes! The film stutters a little just as if you were viewing it on an old projector and its still well worth watching. First thing to say is that even though the film poster says that this is based on the book, it is not. As the excellent extra features on the DVD tell us it is based on the play which is based on the book but which has a different, and in my view, less satisfying, ending. I believe that the book was ground breaking stuff in the 'Whodunnit' genre at the time, and the clever plot still stands up well today. The acting is from a different age and the characters have stereotypes that you would only see in a spoof these days but don't let that put you off. If you have any interest at all in the genre or films from this period you are in for a treat. As I said before, the DVD extras have some excellent biographies of the very interesting but now forgotten actors and actresses in the piece. Did it pass the 'Did my wife stay awake throughout' test? Sadly no! She has an irrational aversion to black and white films and so it was only to be expected. Therefore I have only docked half a star rather than the regulatory one.- Was this review helpful to you?
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If you don't know who dunnit already, you need to see this classic film
By roncoach (365 reviews) from suffolk , 30 Jan 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
I am giving this 4 stars because I found it so very rivetting the first time I watched it ( about 50 years ago, as a child !). I remember being utterly absorbed and on the edge of my seat. I have seen it many times since, and don't think---even out of nostalgia-----that I can watch it anymore. When any story is wholly and completely centred around 'who-dunnit', it really is over and done with when you've seen or read it once. But for anyone who has not read the book nor seen this adaptation ( avoid other film versions under various titles), you are in for a real treat.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Charming old school classic
By Gkeaney (89 reviews) from London , 28 Aug 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
This is the oldest film I rented and perhaps watched. On the back of the fantastic Harper's Island I wanted to check out the inspiration behind it. This is a classic film, good old fashioned 'who done it' thriller. Old fashion values too, even with all the deaths we have no violence, also no bad language and all the guys are actually gentlemen.
If you want to catch a classic, that has inspired so many remakes and influenced many more films you cant get much better than this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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then there was one !
By karizmo (12 reviews) from Crawley , 15 May 2011This is not the best version of Agatha Christies brilliant story.
I remember seeing a version about 50 years ago which was really creepy so it may have been one of the earlier ones.
This version is average and doesn't quite manage to grip you like the book, it's ok on a rainy sunday afternoon.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Very watchable
By mikey1 (229 reviews) from bournemouth , 12 Jan 2011Dark thriller set in black and white which makes it the more enjoyable. Good acting all round and a villian that you would not have predicted make this a decent and engrossing movie.- Was this review helpful to you?
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