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The Mirror Crack'd

1980 · 105 min

A cosy yet tense whodunit with star-studded charm, where glamour and murder mingle in a quaint English village.

Tagline
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the murderer among them all?
Overview
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Stream in the UK
  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • celebrity
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Written by
Barry Sandler, Jonathan Hales
Starring
Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor, Wendy Morgan
Music
John Cameron
Cinematography
Christopher Challis
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, German

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