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Have just watched a clip from the 1957 version, I don't think they handled that well here.
If it is correct that Ordeal by Innocence will also be filmed in the near future, it should provide an interesting counterbalance. And also a rarity, with a person of colour to be featured (unless they cut a few characters).
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When it's finished could we have a quick summary? I don't know the story, I know there are 2 versions though, is this different from both?
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When it's finished could we have a quick summary? I don't know the story, I know there are 2 versions though, is this different from both?
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This is true to the original story apparently.
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Well speaking as someone new to the story, I thought that was brilliant, the scene between John and Alice was so raw and uncomfortable, that story was better than the murder mystery. Loved it in the end.
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This is true to the original story apparently.
Or the wonderful film with Marlene Dietrich. |
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You just can't compare them, that was a masterpiece, and this is a load of boring crap.
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So this is based on the original story and not Agatha Christie's re-write of the ending?
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I can't understand why they changed the ending?
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+No, this r4ubbish is nowhere near the Agatha Christie original, or changed version.
Or the wonderful film with Marlene Dietrich. |
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That was weird.
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When it's finished could we have a quick summary? I don't know the story, I know there are 2 versions though, is this different from both?
The play has added a third party (or fourth, if you count the victim) on AC's request to avoid the bleak ending. Which she also did for ATTWN, presumably assuming that plays should be uplifting. |
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Feeble ending, nothing like either of Christie's versions.
I want my two hours back. |
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You just can't compare them, that was a masterpiece, and this is a load of boring crap.
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So this is based on the original story and not Agatha Christie's re-write of the ending?
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I thought it was very good. Beautifully filmed and acted. I have never seen any other version so nothing to compare it with.
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+No, this r4ubbish is nowhere near the Agatha Christie original, or changed version.
Or the wonderful film with Marlene Dietrich. ![]() The Marlene film was just perfect, not a dull moment, and Charles Laughton was quite maginificent. I urge anyone who loves a really exciting thriller to order a copy of the 1957 film, you won't regret it.
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The case ended the same way in the movie from what I recall.
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Feeble ending, nothing like either of Christie's versions.
I want my two hours back. The problem nowadays is some directors are unable to adapt a story to film. Style over matter is more important to them, unfortunately. |
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I thought it was very good. Beautifully filmed and acted. I have never seen any other version so nothing to compare it with.
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Well, as someone who is familiar with a lot of Agatha Christie, but not this particular story (in either version) I was fully expecting Mayhew to kill Vole (and possibly his "wife") at the end and hang for it because he has nothing left to live for. If they were going to change things and add things why not do that instead of suicide?
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Wow, all the histrionic stuff at the end was embarrassing to watch.
What crap, especially as last year's effort was so good. |
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I wonder why they wanted to concentrate on Mayhew in this version? I mean, there wasn't very much to his character at all.
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Do you think there will be mass complaints winging their way to the BBC right now?
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Aaah pretty clever ploy to get him off by disguising herself as the other woman.
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