And Then There Were None (1945)
Director: René Clair
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Often overrated version of Agatha Christie's play in which a group of people with no discernible connections are invited to a remote island mansion by an unknown host, only to be murdered one by one. The macabre humour is the best thing about the movie, with the suspense rarely tightening the screws and some of the performances (Fitzgerald in particular) tending towards cartoonish caricature. Enjoyable, though, which is more than can be said for the 1965 (as Ten Little Indians) and 1974 remakes.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: René Clair
Producer: René Clair
Cast: Walter Huston, Roland Young, Louis Hayward, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, C Aubrey Smith, Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 97 mins
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