Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer.
英国影片。片长90分,根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編,原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满,影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影,其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」),另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。
Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The cl... 显示全部
影片评价
这改编有点太脱线了,或许只能当喜剧片来看吧,马普尔小姐乔装改扮似乎也上瘾了,上一部她假扮女仆这一部干脆冒充女演员了。。。男配角之一的朗.穆迪那会还没有真正发挥出自己的演技相比日后在雾都孤儿和12把椅子中的表演显得不太自信完全被老太太的气势给压得死死的。。。
马普尔还是很可爱 剧情面目全非,与波洛版纯粹两不搭
改编的是Poirot的案子Mrs McGinty's Dead...标题quote的是Hamlet Act I, Scene V里面鬼魂说的Murder most foul, as in the best it is
改编自清洁女工之死。喜剧加悬疑恐怖,剧团的小姑娘有夜游症。 马普尔小姐出场是一个陪审员,一人否决了法庭判决。 马普尔小姐棋艺高超,让那个可爱的警察目瞪口呆。她甚至自制了一个像极了现今的自拍杆,监视室外的一举一动,因为她演技绝伦,潜伏进了一个剧团。她无所不能,曾经的射击冠军,百发百中。 这个版本的马普尔小姐身材壮硕,动作敏捷干脆,总是一个披风,胸口一朵大大的花朵很有特色。另外她还有一个忠实的崇拜者追随者(生活中他们是一对真实的夫妇),一切构成了爱打毛衣的马普尔小姐。