The Mirror Crack'd - 1980

Angela Lansbury takes on the role of Miss Marple.

Overview

Super sleuth Miss Marple sets about solving a mysterious death in the archetypal English village of St. Mary Mead.

The Mirror Crack'd finds Angela Lansbury (Beauty and The Beast) moving from a supporting role in Death on The Nile to centre stage, as she takes on the role of the iconic Miss Marple alongside a cast that includes Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago), Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot) Edward Fox (Gandhi), Rock Hudson (Pillow Talk), Kim Novak (Vertigo) and Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra).

Studio Canal present a newly restored edition of The Mirror Crack'd featuring new interviews with Dame Angela Lansbury, writer Barry Sandler and Richard Goodwin, and a behind the scenes stills gallery from the set.

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Did you know?

  1. Pierce Brosnan made his film debut in The Mirror Crack'd in a minor role.

  2. This was Elizabeth Taylor's last leading role in a feature film, playing Marina Rudd.

  3. The original publicity department ruined the ending of the film by releasing promotional materials saying that this was the first time one particular actor had played a murderer!

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