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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0089859820922
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: VCI Entertainment
Manufacturer: VCI Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: VCI Entertainment
Release Date: January 25, 2000
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 9070
Studio: VCI Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: October 31, 1945
Editorial Review:
Description:
Ten people, strangers to each other, are invited to a lavish estate on an island. Through a recording, their mysterious host accuses each of his `guests' of murder and proceeds to exact `justice'. The tension mounts as, one by one, the number of people are reduced through the ingenious plotting of the unseen killer. Finally only two are left and each is uncertain as to weather or not the other is the murderer. A top cast of veteran performers bring the intricate twist of the plot to life. One of the most thrilling novels, climaxes at the spine tingling conclusion. Match wits with the script as you watch a thriller that has carved its own special niche in the realm of tales of suspense and mystery. Released by 20th Century Fox. Bonus Features: Bonus Classic Comedy Two-Reeler starring Leon Errol, Scene Selection, Actor Bios, Narrative track for the blind. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital Mono; 97 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year -1945.
Amazon.com:
At first glance, René Clair might seem an odd match for Agatha Christie's mystery thriller Ten Little Indians, but his buoyant touch is exactly what is missing from so many overly solemn remakes. Ten strangers gather for a mysterious gathering on a secluded island. It turns out to be a farewell party, for they all have been sentenced to die for crimes in their past by a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner who may be one of them. One by one, the guests are systematically dispatched in the manner described in the lyrics of the children's rhyme 'Ten Little Indians,' while the survivors nervously eye one another, splintering into tenuous alliances until the next murder throws suspicion on someone new. The terrific cast of character actors has a ball with Dudley Nichols's witty script. The flamboyant sparring of Barry Fitzgerald (whose paternal Irish lilt takes a sinister dimension) and Walter Huston is almost upstaged by Roland Young's deadpan drollery. Romantic leads Louis Hayward and June Duprez come off as arch and stiff in august company that includes a sinisterly detached Judith Anderson, a dotty and distracted C. Aubrey Smith, and a hilariously flippant Mischa Auer. The story has been remade numerous times under the title of Christie's novel, Ten Little Indians, but never as well. Clair's effervescent, lively little gem is a fatal drawing-room comedy with a body count and a surreal mood of doom. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Ten Little Indians Went Out To Dine...
I really enjoy Agatha Christie, and I usually love old movies, but this first film version of her mystery novel AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is extremely disappointing. Directed by Rene Clair and containing an all-star cast, this film should be a truly excellent thriller; unfortunately, this screen play is a terrible adaptation of Ms. Christie's stellar novel. The dialogue is awkward and stilted, the suspense never really builds, and the ending is utterly predictable.
As the story goes, ... Read More
Rating: - Stands the test of time... a lesser known classic...
Outstanding director + outstanding cast = ensemble performance to keep you guessing: who is the killer?
For movie buffs: the cinematography is in keeping with a stage play rather than a movie, adding an element of claustrophobia. Roland Young delivers a performance the diametric opposite of his role as "Topper", while Richard Haydn (Sound of Music) as the drunk butler is priceless. But all of them may surprise...
For Christi buffs: the movie follows the book closely - up ... Read More
Rating:  - Memory falters
I have to say "And Then There Were None" with this great cast and Rene Clair just doesn't measure up. The script is decent with a name change of one character - from movie star to Prince - and it does have a happy ending that the book doesn't have. Louis Hayward is a good actor, but does very little with his role as Lombard. Walter Huston does not make a believable Dr. Armstrong. And as good as Judy Deprez is in the "Four Feathers" and "The Thief of Bagdad", she is also not as believable here as ... Read More
Rating:  - A Fourth DVD Version Since 2007
For those who can play code-2-DVDs, there is a fourth version on the market. The French Canal+ (see Am.fr) has edited in 2007 a restored version that is the best so far (I already own the "best" code-1-version by Image disc). The language is English, of course - just ignore the French subtitles, they do not hurt. There are no blemishes as flickers, specks and faded pictures, the b/w-contrast is very good, the sound of course very mono, the background music rather too loud, and the wide-angle takes could ... Read More
Rating: - Don't like the ending
I read the novel and it was brilliant. What about the movie? It is right if someone said that you can't compare a book and a film. They stand in diffrent medium. It's like you compare a fried chicken and an orange juice. The movie's just like the novel. But,you know,old movies usually had short duration. So, you wont find any detail emotion of each characters and it had no time to built a mystery as thrilling as the book. And some jokes were included. It was OK. The screenwriter could write all the important ... Read More
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