The Mirror Crack'd
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?
1980 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
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| Writer: | Barry Sandler, Agatha Christie, Jonathan Hales |
| Staring: |
| Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 1980 |
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| Director: | Guy Hamilton |
| Writer: | Barry Sandler, Agatha Christie, Jonathan Hales |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | detective, death, movie star, murder mystery |
| Production Companies | EMI Films, G.W. Films, Agatha Christie Limited |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $11,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Eric Dodson | The Major |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | Vicar |
| Richard Pearson | Doctor Haydock |
| Thick Wilson | The Mayor |
| Pat Nye | Mayoress |
| Peter Woodthorpe | Scout Master |
| Marella Oppenheim | Margot Bence |
| Anthony Steel | Sir Derek Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Dinah Sheridan | Lady Amanda Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Oriane Grieve | Kate Ridgeley ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Kenneth Fortescue | Charles Foxwell ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Hildegard Neil | Lady Foxcroft ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Peter Montrose ("Murder at Midnight") |
| George Silver | Da Silva ("Murder at Midnight") |
| John Bennett | Barnsby ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Nigel Stock | Inspector Gates ("Murder at Midnight") |
| Jerry Baker | First Ambulance Man (uncredited) |
| Stephen Boswell | Mr. Rudd's 1st Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| Pierce Brosnan | Actor Playing Jamie (uncredited) |
| Les Conrad | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John Dalby | Bandmaster (uncredited) |
| Bill Dean | Man in Village Hall (uncredited) |
| Jack Dearlove | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| John Doye | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Ellis | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Gerry Judge | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Cyril Kent | Villager at Film Screening (uncredited) |
| John Ketteringham | Film Technician (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | Film Technician (uncredited) |
| Charles Lamb | Man in Village Hall (uncredited) |
| Richard Leech | Director of Photography (uncredited) |
| Derek Lyons | Queen's Guard (uncredited) |
| Angus MacKay | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Ann Nelson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Raglan | Villager (uncredited) |
| Llewellyn Rees | Villager at Film Screening (uncredited) |
| Mike Reynell | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bunny Seaman | Dresser (uncredited) |
| Rita Tobin-Weske | Villager at Film Screening (uncredited) |
| Reg Turner | Second Ambulance Man (uncredited) |
| Robert van Kaphengst | Villager (uncredited) |
| Del Watson | Villager (uncredited) |
| Albert Welch | Villager (uncredited) |
| Norman Wooland | Medical Examiner (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Barry Sandler | Screenplay |
| Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Phyllis Dalton | Costume Design |
| Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Michael Stringer | Production Design |
| Richard Marden | Editor |
| John Roberts | Art Direction |
| John Cameron | Original Music Composer |
| Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Agatha Christie | Novel |
| Jonathan Hales | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Goodwin | Producer |
| John Brabourne | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
Very much a poor relation of the other Brabourne/Goodwin crime ("Death on the Nile" (1978) etc.) thrillers, this just doesn't ever really ignite. Angela Lansbury takes on the mantle of super-sleuth "Miss Marple" who is helping her nephew "Insp. Craddock" (Edward Fox) investigate the mysterious poiso ... ning of the rather star-struck "Miss Babcock" (Maureen Bennett). Starstruck? Well so would we be if the local manor house was being inhabited by Elizabeth Taylor ("Marina") and her husband "Jason" (Rock Hudson). They are re-making "The Virgin Queen" with Miss Taylor wearing the crown and Kim Novak picking up the Joan Collins part in the film, and who is married to producer "Fenn" (Tony Curtis) for the purpose of this drama. Whodunit? Well there's the thing. Whilst they all pretty universally disliked "Marina", why kill this random, gushing, fan? Of course, "Miss Marple" and her cunning brain soon starts to pull together a really weak and threadbare storyline that all centres around a painting. There is plenty of star quality on offer here, but it doesn't gel and as the story progresses it is almost as if the talent were never on set for long at the same time - it's terribly disjointed. The ending is poor - no other word for it. Indeed, that's all that can be said for this really lacklustre project for which money was clearly no object, but a script and compelling screenplay certainly were.