Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Acting
Kim Novak and Elizabeth Taylor catfighting in pearls and poison.
Costume
1970s Hollywood does 1950s glamour—furs, turbans, drama.
Production
Stately English manor packed with aging movie legends.
Director
Guy Hamilton
Angela Lansbury
Miss Marple
Geraldine Chaplin
Ella Zielinsky
Tony Curtis
Martin N. Fenn
Edward Fox
Inspector Craddock
Rock Hudson
Jason Rudd
Kim Novak
Lola Brewster
Elizabeth Taylor
Marina Rudd
Wendy Morgan
Cherry
Margaret Courtenay
Mrs. Bantry
Charles Gray
Bates, The Butler
Maureen Bennett
Heather Babcock
Carolyn Pickles
Miss Giles
Charles Lloyd Pack
Vicar
Richard Pearson
Doctor Haydock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak's legendary mutual loathing reportedly made their on-screen rivalry deliciously authentic.
This was Angela Lansbury's first theatrical Marple—she'd later voice the character in animation, making this her most physically committed take.
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This is my favourite Hollywood actress. And I love all of Agatha Christie's books. ❤
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Le film est bien
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