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The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

Mystery · Crime · Thriller · 1980

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

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The Mirror Crack'd

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?”

1980 Mystery · Crime · Thriller 1h 45m

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6.1 / 10

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Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Written by

Barry Sandler · Jonathan Hales

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Miss Marple

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Ella Zielinsky

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Martin N. Fenn

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Inspector Craddock

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Jason Rudd

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Lola Brewster

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Marina Rudd

Court is in session

Put The Mirror Crack'd on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.