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And Then There Were None (1945)

Director(s) René Clair
Producer(s) René Clair, Leo C. Popkin, Harry M. Popkin (uncredited)
Top Genres Action, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense

And Then There Were None Overview:

And Then There Were None (1945) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by René Clair and produced by René Clair, Leo C. Popkin and Harry M. Popkin.

SYNOPSIS

An Agatha Christie tale told four times on film, this is still the best. Ten guests on an isolated island are murdered one by one. The only clue: a children's nursery rhyme. A black comedy-mystery with terrific performances.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

And Then There Were None BlogHub Articles:

Five Fun Facts: And Then There Were None (1945)

Five Fun Facts: And Then There Were None (1945) ….. 1) Can you say best-seller? And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie’s mystery novel, was not only one of Christie’s own favorite books but also one of the world’s favorites! As a matter of fact, according to N... Read full article


Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None"

Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None" And Then There Were None (1945) is a mystery movie directed by Rene Clair and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward. The film is an adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 novel of the same name... Read full article


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Classic Films in Focus: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945)

Long a staple of high school and community drama programs, Agatha Christie's stage version of And Then There Were None is a little less murderous than the original novel but still packed with good parts. The 1945 film adaptation, directed by Rene Clair, stocks those parts with truly memorable charac... Read full article


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And Then There Were None Quotes:

Thomas Rogers: Never in my life have I been accused of any crime, sir - and if that's what you think of me, I shan't serve any dinner.

Detective William Henry Blore: I know who took the dining room key!
Philip Lombard: Who?
Detective William Henry Blore: Rogers! He had the key to the dining room, fact. He unlocks the door, takes a little Indian, goes out and chops up some sticks, fact. And then...
Philip Lombard: And then he takes the chopper, and splits his own cranium, fact. I'd like to see you do that to yourself, Blore. It would take practice!

Thomas Rogers: [Responding when the others want to give him a key] Shove it
[pause]
Thomas Rogers: under the door, sir.

Emily Brent: If I had a butler like Rogers, I'd soon get rid of him.

Emily Brent: Very stupid to kill the only servant in the house. Now we don't even know where to find the marmalade.
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And Then There Were None Facts
This movie, as all existent versions of "Ten Little Indians," is based not on the novel by Agatha Christie but on her very similar play. While the identity of the murderer is the same in both versions, the outcome of who survives the murderer's plot is very different.

Emily Brent's line, "Those whom the gods would destroy..." is from the Greek dramatist Euripides. "The wicked flee . . ." is from the Book of Proverbs.

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