Re: The review of "Ten Little Indians" on DVD. This is indeed the best of the remakes that have been made of the 1945 classic "And Then There Were None" (I always liked that title better). There was a 1959 live TV version on NBC that was so-so (hindered by the one hour format), and the less said of the 1975 and 1989 versions, the better!

And yes, the ending in each of these versions (as well as the original '45 film) is taken from Christie's stage version of the novel, because the dark ending of the novel just wouldn't translate well at all in the dramatic medium (IMO at least).

I would have preferred the "Whodunnit" break be restored to the film itself, since it was part of the original theatrical cut, but it was at least nice to have seen it in the supplement.

Eric Paddon wrote:Re: The review of "Ten Little Indians" on DVD. This is indeed the best of the remakes that have been made of the 1945 classic "And Then There Were None" (I always liked that title better). There was a 1959 live TV version on NBC that was so-so (hindered by the one hour format), and the less said of the 1975 and 1989 versions, the better!

And yes, the ending in each of these versions (as well as the original '45 film) is taken from Christie's stage version of the novel, because the dark ending of the novel just wouldn't translate well at all in the dramatic medium (IMO at least).

I would have preferred the "Whodunnit" break be restored to the film itself, since it was part of the original theatrical cut, but it was at least nice to have seen it in the supplement.

I'm a sucker for any Christie adaptation Eric, even the lousy Cannon ones...I noticed APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH just turned up in the UK from MGM too!

And I'd certainly call this version of "Ten Little Indians" Shirley Eaton's best non-Goldfinger role, for whatever that's worth!

Some of the best Christie adaptations I've heard are the BBC Radio versions of the late 80s-early 90s which were released on cassette in the US. Their version of "Murder On The Orient Express" had a pretty good cast, including Desmond Llewelyan ("Q") in the part played by John Gielgud in the movie.