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Directed by Guy Hamilton
UK 1980

 

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO IS THE MURDERER AMONG THEM ALL? Angela Lansbury (Death on the Nile) is Agatha Christie’s (Evil Under the Sun) legendary detective, Miss Marple. Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra), Rock Hudson (Giant), Tony Curtis (The Vikings), Kim Novak (Vertigo), Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago) and Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal) are the suspects. With stars like that, this case is going to be murder! Jane Marple is thrilled when glamorous Hollywood actors arrive in her quaint English village to shoot a movie. But when the superstar cast begins feuding, the production takes a murderous turn. Can Miss Marple identify the killer before the director yells ‘that’s a wrap’? Jonathan Hales (Loophole) and Barry Sandler (Crimes of Passion) adapted this beloved Miss Marple novel. Directed by Guy Hamilton (An Inspector Calls), The Mirror Crack’d is filled with some of the most priceless performances and delectable dialogue of any Christie mystery.

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Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

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Theatrical Release: December 19th, 1980

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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A Region 'B' StudioCanal Blu-ray came out in the UK in 2017:

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:46:10.781        
Video

1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 36,115,052,562 bytes

Feature: 33,285,193,728 bytes

Video Bitrate: 37.92 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Commentary:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino

 

1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 36,115,052,562 bytes

Feature: 33,285,193,728 bytes

Video Bitrate: 37.92 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
-Reversible Art
-Theatrical Trailer (2:47)
-2 TV Spots (1:05)


 Blu-ray Release Date: September 1st, 2020
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 9

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (August 2020): Kino have transferred Guy Hamilton's, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple effort, The Mirror Crack'd to Blu-ray. It is on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate. This looks quite good - bright exteriors with bold colors and pleasing detail in close-ups (Liz.) It's not super dynamic but the image is clean and consistent with the 1080P looking a huge step above SD.

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel track (16-bit) in the original English language. The film is fairly passive without many aggressive effects. There is a score by John Cameron (Night Watch 1988's Jack the Ripper, The Ruling Class) that is fairly unremarkable but does shift some moods. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray offers a new commentary by Messrs. Berger, Mitchell and Thompson. They discuss Bond director (with discussion of Diamonds are Forver) Guy Hamilton his theme of identity, how this would be considered the lesser of the similar EMI Agatha Christie 'mysteries' including the Hercule Poirot efforts. Angela Lansbury (and her eventual popularity as another detective-biddy in the Murder, She Wrote TV series) and the supporting cast of Liz, Rock, Tony Curtis, breast-thrusting Kim Novak (who had the most fun making The Mirror Crack'd) etc. are referenced. It's at their usual impressive level. There is also a theatrical trailer, 2 TV spots and the package has reversible art (see below.)  

I liked Guy Hamilton's The Mirror Crack'd. There is some humor here in this appealing, if convoluted, 'whodunit'. I almost wish there was more of Miss Marple in it. The star power - even diminished by time - still carries curiousity value. I thought Edward Fox was his usual excellent self. It's a film I was happy to see on the Kino Blu-ray. I will keep this - I was entertained so much. Recommended to mystery fans. I think it's even better than given credit for.

Gary Tooze

 

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