Rent And Then There Were None (1945)
3.6 of 5 from 82 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians" has been turned into a film more than once but none can compare with Rene Clair's version, the film begins as eight strangers find themselves on a small boat heading to the island retreat of their mysterious host. The guests have diverse backgrounds but all harbour a dark secret, when they are joined by the cook and a maid they become ten, the host fails to materialize and when the maid plays a recording that accuses each of the guests of murder, each deny their involvement, but this doesn't stop them being murdered one by one. Can the remaining guests find the murderer before it is their turn to die?
- Actors:
- Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, June Duprez, Mischa Auer, C. Aubrey Smith, Judith Anderson, Richard Haydn, Queenie Leonard, Harry Thurston
- Directors:
- René Clair
- Producers:
- René Clair
- Writers:
- Agatha Christie, Dudley Nichols
- Studio:
- Blackhorse Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
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Reviews (2) of And Then There Were None
Timeless Classic - And Then There Were None review by D C
Well worth a blimp .................. and a great plot
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Murder by Manners - And Then There Were None review by griggs
A great cast and a killer setup — literally — make this version of And Then There Were None hard to resist. Ten strangers get invited to a fancy house on a remote island, accused of past crimes, and start dropping one by one. It’s classic Agatha Christie and basically the template for every “people trapped together with secrets” story since.
The mystery’s solid, but the delivery’s a bit stiff. The dialogue feels clipped, like everyone’s allowed two lines before the camera rushes to the next suspect. There’s also some prime overacting — not enough to ruin it, just enough to remind you it’s from the ’40s.
Still, it’s fun watching this cast chew on guilt and paranoia, even if they never quite get their teeth into the script. And Then There Were None might be murder by manners, but it’s a stylish one all the same.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.