And Then There Were None
by Ren? Clair
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Actor: Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, Walter HustonDirector: Ren? Clair
Brand: FITZGERALD,BARRY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of And Then There Were None
DVD Review: and then there were none
Summary: 5 Stars
This particular dvd(image entertainment)transfer of "and then there were none" is the best transfer against many other companies.DVD Review: Not nearly as good as the book
Summary: 3 Stars
WE got this DVD to go with a book club selection of the book as we thought it would be interesting to see how it matched the mystery of the novel. We had seen the later version with Fabian which was set in the Alps instead of on an island. We had hoped this would follow the book better. The director took a lot of unnecessary liberties with characters' names, backgrounds, and above all the ending.
We would suggest reading the book as a lot of the characters internal thinking was important to the development of the mystery as well as for giving clues to the mysterious U. N. Owen. None of this is in the movie.
For those not familiar with story, ten people who have been involved in "crimes" difficult to prosecute have been brought to an isolated island, where they are systematically killed persuant to the poem "Ten Little Indians."
DVD Review: I've watched "And Then There Were None" at least 100 times.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an Agatha Christie fan of long standing but never cared for her book "Ten Little Indians" in fact it is one of my least favorite books. Maybe I should rephrase that ... I don't like the book!
Several movie versions of the book have been made BUT ONLY ONE IS WORTH MENTIONING ... Rene Claire's "AND THEN THERE WERE NONE." I've watched this film version (VHS)of Christie's book at least 100 times (I kid you not)over the past few years, often while I play solitaire, late at night.
The screen play by Dudley Nichols lifts Christie's rather grim tale to a fasinating mystery where bodies drop like flies over an increasingly long weekend as 10 potential victims wonder if they will still be alive come Monday morning!
If you've ever read the original book or seen one of the other screen versions you may be surprised to find some humorous elements amongst the mayhem. Famous French director Rene Clair created a wonderful movie but then again he was working with a superb screen writer and a cast which included Barry Fitzgerald; Walter Huston; Louis Hayward (The Count of Monte Cristo); Roland Young (Topper); Sir Aubrey Smith and the great Judith Anderson who also played the sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers so brilliantly in "Rebecca."
I won't go in to the plot because it's already been thoroughly discussed by the other reviewers. I just wanted to point out the merits of this fine film ... Rene Clair's "AND THEN THERE WERE NONE."
DVD Review: And Then There Were Less Than a Few
Summary: 5 Stars
One of my favourite films, Ren? Clair's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945) is not only based on one of Agatha Christie's best novels, but it has a wonderful "large house" set, and a superb "who's who" ensemble cast.
Walter Huston is generally the hands-down favourite, but I also like Roland Young and Richard Haydn (the voice of the caterpillar in Disney's ALICE IN WONDERLAND). The cast also includes Barry Fitzgerald, Mischa Auer, C. Aubrey Smith, and Judith Anderson, among others.
Clair fills the film with visual style, and the Dudley Nichols screenplay has some very good moments:
Emily Brent: Very stupid to kill the only servant in the house. Now we don't even know where to find the marmalade.
Rogers (the Butler): Never in my life have I been accused of any crime, sir - and if that's what you think of me, I shan't serve any dinner.
And my favourite:
Dr. Edward G. Armstrong: No sane person would ever think of using seaweed as a pattern for a shawl!
By no means a scary film, rather a fun, light romp through the world of Agatha Christie. In my opinion, one of the best Christie film adaptations. Highly recommended.
DVD Review: One Of The Few
Summary: 4 Stars
As usual, good prices, timely delivery. What's not to like. Though this mystery has been remade many times, I still think this older black and white version is the best. No special effects, car chases, shoot outs....and yet the unfolding murder mystery holds your attention.
Description of And Then There Were None
This is it! Agatha Christie's famous mystery, "Ten Little Indians," deftly brought to the screen by legendary French director Rene Clair in this restored original screen masterwork. Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a mansion on a remote island. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one, in uniquely macabre Agatha Christie-style. A brilliant cast lead by Academy Award-winning actors Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston.At first glance, Ren? 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
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