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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131162790
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 27, 2001
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 36689
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1971
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
True-blue Agatha Christie fans know better than anyone that the creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot did not always write crime-solving procedurals. Endless Night, published in 1968, is a perfect example of the moody, psychological thriller Christie sometimes explored, particularly in the late years of her career. This 1972 adaptation, scripted and directed by seasoned British filmmaker Sidney Gilliat, is indeed a strange duck: a compelling tale of small, unsettling phenomena and events, but with no defining mystery, no apparent crime to pull the details together--not until quite late in the story, that is. Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett, partnered together in several films (The Family Way, Twisted Nerve) during the 1960s and '70s, play an American heiress and an underemployed London chauffeur who marry and move into a dream house designed for them by a world-class architect (Per Oscarsson). In short order, things begin to get mighty weird. A crazy old woman stomps around the couple's property, whispering ambiguous warnings. The bride's nuisance of a sister (Britt Ekland) moves in, and a handful of disapproving relatives keep popping up to belittle the hero. Where this is all leading is entirely unexpected--Christie and Gilliat really have us falling without a parachute for a while--yet it's exciting and tragic all at once. Nice performances all around, with special admiration for Oscarsson's role as the dying architect. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Two's Company, Three's A Shroud...
Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett star as two young strangers who meet, fall in love, and get married. He is a former chauffeur, and she is an heiress worth millions. Of course, her family is against the whole idea, and their attorney (George Sanders) offers big money for a quick divorce! This does not bother these lovebirds. After all, their relationship is built on stronger stuff. It is a romance for the ages. Enter Britt Ekland (The Wicker Man) as Mills' old friend, and things really get interesting. ... Read More
Rating: - spp
This was just like the book written by Agatha Christie. I have read all of her books and this was the scarest and closest to reality. I couldn't believe there was a nude scene!!
Rating:  - Should have been good
With Hayley Mills, Bernard Herrman, and Agatha Christie, this movie should be excellent, but it is terrible. Containing a very slow moving at the beginning, with a some what nonsensical ending this movie disappoints.
Rating: - ....some are born to endless night.
This Agatha Christie thriller has adapted very well to the screen. Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett make an excellent team in this very dark and mysterious story of love, and greed. Bennett has understood what`s wanted from him for the film and gives a fantastic performance. The haunting theme by Bernard Herrman adds colour and depth to this story which although made in the 70's, has aged very well.
Definitely not to be missed. Dir. Sidney Gilliat.
From Meryl Heasman [...]
Rating:  - Endless Night - dated, but still a good watch
For lovers of Agatha Christie and Hayley Mills this is a "should see". Although very early seventies in look, especially the Gypsies Acre dream home, this film still satisfies with a twisted plot and good performances by Mills, Ekland and Bennett.
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