By the time Guy Hamilton directed "The Mirror Crack'd" (1980), he had left the days of "An Inspector Calls" (1954) long behind. Not only had his expertise and confidence improved, he felt that he could handle any important actor or actress, no matter what their hang-ups or how vulnerable their egos.
With "The Mirror Crack'd" (sic), Guy Hamilton had control of a staggering cast of super-popular players led by Kim Novak, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis and even Rock Hudson.
That line-up certainly helped at the box-office! So did a delightful script, full of amusing jibes, as well as an intriguing Agatha Christie mystery.
The movie's particularly lush production values (thank you, cameraman Christopher Challis) are well served on the excellent Anchor Bay DVD.
Maybe it was too much of a good thing! The movie was certainly popular, but it could not be described as super-popular - at least not in theaters. It drew a much larger audience on TV, but it had such an expensive cast, I doubt if it ever broke even!
With "The Mirror Crack'd" (sic), Guy Hamilton had control of a staggering cast of super-popular players led by Kim Novak, Edward Fox, Elizabeth Taylor, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis and even Rock Hudson.
That line-up certainly helped at the box-office! So did a delightful script, full of amusing jibes, as well as an intriguing Agatha Christie mystery.
The movie's particularly lush production values (thank you, cameraman Christopher Challis) are well served on the excellent Anchor Bay DVD.
Maybe it was too much of a good thing! The movie was certainly popular, but it could not be described as super-popular - at least not in theaters. It drew a much larger audience on TV, but it had such an expensive cast, I doubt if it ever broke even!