Ten Little Indians (1974 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ten Little Indians
Directed by	Peter Collinson
Produced by	Harry Alan Towers
Written by	Agatha Christie (novel) Erich Krohnke
Starring	Oliver Reed Elke Sommer Richard Attenborough
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli Bruno Nicolai
Release date(s)	1974
Running time	98 min.
Country	France / Spain / Germany / Italy
Language	English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

Ten Little Indians (a.k.a. And Then There Were None) is a 1974 remake of Agatha Christie's classic novel. Two previous theatrical adaptations were released in 1945 and 1965, and a made-for-television version was broadcast in 1959. Directed by Peter Collinson. In the opening credits the screenplay is credited only to "Peter Welbeck" (a pseudonym of producer Harry Alan Towers), but the IMDB attributes the script to Welbeck, Erich Krohnke, and Enrique Lovet. 98 minutes, rated PG.

1 Cast
2 Plot
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Cast

Oliver Reed as Hugh Lombard
Elke Sommer as Vera Clyde
Richard Attenborough as Judge Cannon
Herbert Lom as Dr. Armstrong
Gert Frobe as Wilhelm Blore
Stephane Audran as Ilona Morgan
Adolfo Celi as Gen. Salve
Alberto de Mendoza as Otto Martino
Maria Rohm as Elsa Martino
Charles Aznavour as Michel Raven
Orson Welles as voice of "Mr. Owen"

[edit] Plot

The plot remains essentially the same as the novel, though some of the characterizations are based more closely on the script of the 1965 film. Another departure from Christie's text is that this time the action takes place not on a deserted island, but in a hotel deep within the Iranian desert.

[edit] Trivia

This was the second of three versions of Christie's novel to be adapted to the screen by producer Harry Alan Towers. The first was released in 1965, this version in 1974, and yet another in 1989.
Herbert Lom, who here plays the role of Dr. Armstrong, also starred in the 1989 remake as the General.