Who did you think it was?
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broks0439 — 18 years ago(March 12, 2008 05:54 PM)
Well I haven't seen the movie, but while reading the book I was dead set that it was Emily, then she died. Finally at the end I knew I had it figured out, I thought it was Vera, but she was insane not knowing what she was doing. I never guessed it was the Judge!
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clive-ihd — 17 years ago(August 19, 2008 01:33 PM)
I saw the 1970s version first. I didn't know who did it but I didn't think it was the judge. But I thought the judge would be the last one left confronting the murderer, so I was surprised when he was the sixth victim.
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iwals — 17 years ago(August 25, 2008 07:37 PM)
I thought from early on it was the judge, simply because these people were being judged. His being accussed of sentencing an innocent man seemed to be the weakest of the accusations made by the voice on the recordif he needed killing, what about the jury? I was confused though when his death was faked.
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TheLittleSongbird — 16 years ago(September 02, 2009 05:21 AM)
"Music comes from within, from your heart, and from your soul"
I knew who it was when I saw the movie because I'd read the book, but when I read the book, before I read the ending I always thought it was the doctor. -
nancy-161 — 16 years ago(September 06, 2009 02:13 PM)
I thought it was emily Brent because she kept saying how un-guilty she was. Then when she died I tried to think of some really insane plot twist, like there being a secret room in the house where the murderer lived, or like perhaps they were all in a suicide club together I try to over think things and be clever
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pmiano100 — 16 years ago(September 14, 2009 05:20 PM)
I knew it was the judge all along, but I cheated. I read the story first. The ending is really brutal. They had to change it to make it more palatable to movie audiences. Every remake has had the same "happy" ending. In the story, Emily was a nanny who deliberately let a little boy drown in the hope that her lover, the child's uncle, who would inherit his money, would marry her. But the uncle realized what he'd done and kicked her out, unable to prove it. In the end, she killed the "hero," who really had deserted the native bearers to die, and hanged herself.
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pmiano100 — 16 years ago(January 12, 2010 02:28 PM)
Right you are. Emily was the nasty old lady who was actually a bit more sympathetic than Vera in the book.
But here's a question for all of you. The original, as in the book, takes place on an island. The 1965 remake took place on top of a snowy mountain. The second remake in the middle of a desert. If they remake it, where should it take place? My vote is either for the original island or in the middle of a jungle. -
Altho73 — 16 years ago(January 13, 2010 05:04 AM)
The mystery for me is this -
Why on earth did all those people actually go there in the first place?????
A vague invitation from a Mr U N Owen to attend a function in a remote forsaken place would surely have put some people off whilst others would have simply ignored it???? -
Rontrigger — 16 years ago(January 13, 2010 03:14 PM)
I believe the third remake, in 1989, was set in an "African safari camp." As it seems to be universally regarded as a lousy film, I've not seen it, so I don't know if the safari camp was in a jungle or not.
I've not seen the 1975 remake set in the Iranian desert, either, but the 1966 version in the Alps has always been a pleasant way to kill time for me. (Love the "Whodunit Break.")
I think it may be time for another all-star period remake, set on the island as it was certainly meant to be.
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pmiano100 — 16 years ago(January 14, 2010 07:26 PM)
I have never heard of the 1989 version, but if it's that bad, who cares? The 1975 version with Oliver Reed is worth seeing and includes some other fine European actors. I agree the next remake should be on an island, with a better explanation of why they all come.
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LaDiDaaaa — 16 years ago(February 05, 2010 07:08 AM)
As far as I remember, in the book all characters seemed to have some plausible explanation as to why they accepted the invitation to the island in the first place.
Some, like Emily and the General, thought the invitation was from some sort of old acquaintance and were also short on money so they welcomed the prospect of free holidays, Vera, I think, had been hired as a secretary, Lombart or Blure had been given money to come as well,etc.
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QueenBeez — 11 years ago(October 03, 2014 01:26 PM)
A million years ago when I first saw this, I think I was 12, I thought it was either Blore or Dr. Armstrong. This is one of my favorite Agatha Christie movies {this version only}. Miss Brent would've been my first victim, she was very egotistical and unfeeling! {However, the actress Judith Anderson was so well in those kind of parts, her Miss Danvers was superb in
Rebecca
!!}
I own it on DVD and it has become one of my October Favorite movies to watch. Fun thread!
"Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night!"
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Jimmy-128 — 11 years ago(October 06, 2014 01:44 PM)
Miss Brent would've been my first victim, she was very egotistical and unfeeling!
Which is why she's killed in the middle, not at the start. Mr. Owen kills the first three for specific reasons:
Marston / Starloff: Not really responsible. You don't get it from the movie, but in the book it's made clear that Marston doesn't actively choose to do wrong; he simply does and thinks about it afterwards, if at all.
Mrs. Rogers: Dominated by and pushed into the murder by her husband.
General: Almost, but not quite, justifiablethe "victim" was sleeping with his wife, after all.
The reason Miss Brent is killed before the final five is because, as a middle-aged spinster, she isn't being held to the same standard they are: two professional men (a judge and a doctor), and three working class people in positions of great responsibility (a then-police officer, a governess, and a leader of men). Their crimes are worse, so they get to suffer longer. -
justcallmepip — 10 years ago(November 12, 2015 06:53 AM)
Unfortunately for me, before watching the film i pushed the INFO button on the remote and the brief description said something like "an unknown host (Barry Fitzgerald) invites 10 sinners.". And since i recognized that name as the actor from Going My Way and The Quiet Man, i subsequently knew who the killer was once i started watching the movie.
Incidentally, that's the first time i can recall where INFO somewhat spoiled a movie for me. But even so i still enjoyed it.
I really didn't think i could come up with a good signature, but happily i thought of this one.
