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A decidedly second-tier Christie adaptation, but not all that bad
As someone who enjoys Agatha Christie, it was interesting to finally catch up with one of the lesser known (or at least lesser discussed) movie versions of one of her works. For what it's worth, here's what I thought of 1965's "Ten Little Indians" (beware some spoilers):
Selling points: A fetching Shirley Eaton (fresh from "Goldfinger"), good sets, somewhat dark and moody proceedings, and (generally) good acting by a bunch of old pros.
Liabilities: Typical 60's "mod" music score totally at odds with the mood of impending doom that the images (especially during the opening credits) are trying to convey; a softening of Christie's edgy, memorable, original plot where EVERYBODY is dead by novel's end (gotta cobble together that happy ending for the ticker buyers); Fabian overacting a storm in his (thankfully) brief appearance; and the use of a marginal print of the film for the DVD (to be clear, the image is perfectly watchable but marred with frequent scratches, fading, and other annoyances).
Agatha Christie fans will likely get at least light enjoyment out of this, if for no other reason than to experience an adaptation of one of Dame Agatha's most famous novels. Young people might also enjoy it, as they'll probably get into the whole scary thriller vibe where one person after another is mysteriously knocked off.
But, overall, this is an amiable time passer and nothing more. It does make me want to seek out the 40's-era adaptation of the same story (titled "And Then There Were None", like many editions of the novel), because if this marginal film still manages to be fairly entertaining, I can imagine how good a well regarded adaptation of the story should be.
Extras include a bunch of trailers to other 60's-era Christie adaptations (which don't look all that great, either) and the ludicrous "whodunit break" that was originally inserted into prints of "Ten Little Indians" during its theatrical run. During this one-minute interruption (complete with annoying, game show-style "ticking clock" imagery), audience members were encouraged to discuss their theories about who the murderer might be with "the person sitting next to you in the theater". I imagine that probably went over like a lead brick.
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A classic.
A classic. There are several versions of Agatha's story of mystery and this one is certainly the best. Black and white only adds to the aura of that cold desolate house in the mountains. Buy it watch it love it!
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10 Little Indians
The movie has not much to do with the book. But it was fun for my students to ridicule the love scene and admire the videography.
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Ten Murders: Justice Unjust
Ten crimes committed, justice was ignored or flawed. You will wonder, who is Mr. Owen? Watch the film, and you will find out. This film was made in the 1960's, and it is called 10 Little Indians. This film is of the mystery \ suspense genre. The movie is based on the poem: The Ten Little Indians. The writer, Agatha Cristi, was a master of suspense during her lifetime. George Pollock directed the movie, which is worth watching, if you have nothing better to do.
The story begins with eight of the main characters, Mr. Raven, Hugh Lumbarge, Anne Clyde, General Mandrake, the Judge, Vera, and the Doctor. They were all invited to a mansion who is owned by a man named Mr. Owen. The two other main characters are already there, they are Frav Groman and Edna Groman, the Butlers. The Butlers showed them to their room. Soon after, dinner started. Mr. Owen had not arrived. At dinner, all of the characters discussed why Mr. Owen had not arrived. After dinner, Mr. Raven had gotten drunk. As the poem says, one went and chocked his little self, and then there were nine. He had been poisoned. After that, a tape played that accused all of the nine left main characters of crimes that they committed. I will not reveal if they actually did commit the crime, but if you watch the film, you will find out.
The next person to die did not die according to the poem, the butlers wife tries to escape on the cable car, but the cable was cut and it snapped, sending her to her death. The butler was devastated at this news. They then search the basement for Mr. Owen, but then the general gets stabbed. Soon following these events, a fight breaks out between the Butler and Lumbarge. Lumbarge wins, and the butler gives up. He tries to climb down the mountain and the line gets cut, sending him to his death. Then, Vera was stabbed by a needle, poisoned and killed. That is as far as the plot that I am going to tell you.
My rating of this movie would be a 4 out of 5. This movie is a great movie of its time period. If you are into old black and white mystery genera movies, than you will like this movie. It was the first movie with a who-done-it break.
The acting is kind of corny, like when Vera is stabbed by the needle, she does not even yell. And when Raven was choking he just fell and died really quick without making much noise. My favorite character was Mr. Raven. He had no conscience, he just kept drinking until he died.
If this movie was in color, if it was a little more realistic (Bodies and blood in fight scene) and some special effects, then it would be an even better movie than it already is.
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Poor Quality Film
This DVD is practically impossible to watch. Whoever converted it apparently didn't realize that black and white films aren't literally black and white. I really would advise that you don't purchase this. And that's such a shame, because it really is a great film (when you can see it).
