Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle. He is told that Jack was executed for the murder of his adoptive mother two years previously. Dr. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent and restarts the investigation, with lethal consequences.
The film was shown at Italy's Mystfest on 22 June 1984.[1]
Reviews
Dave Brubeck's musical score for the film was heavily criticised as totally inappropriate for this style of mystery.[2] A timeout.com review stated "the film succeeds admirably in catching a feeling of repression and social conformity, and the idea of murder as a means of maintaining respectability rather than for gain or passion" and "a genuine '50s black thriller".[3]
References
^"MYSTFEST ' 84 TANTI FILM E UN IMPUTATO: AGATHA CHRISTIE - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it.
^. 16 August 2011. wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^"Ordeal by Innocence". timeout.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
ordeal, innocence, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, ordeal, innocence, film, news, newspapers, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ordeal by Innocence film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ordeal by Innocence is a 1984 mystery film directed by Desmond Davis It stars Donald Sutherland Faye Dunaway Christopher Plummer and Sarah Miles It is based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by InnocenceDirected byDesmond DavisWritten byAgatha Christie novel Alexander Stuart screenplay StarringDonald SutherlandSarah MilesChristopher PlummerIan McShaneDiana QuickFaye DunawayCinematographyBilly WilliamsEdited byTimothy GeeMusic byDave BrubeckDistributed byCannon FilmsRelease date22 June 1984 1984 06 22 Mystfest in Italy Running time90 min CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditPaleontologist Dr Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle He is told that Jack was executed for the murder of his adoptive mother two years previously Dr Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent and restarts the investigation with lethal consequences Cast EditDonald Sutherland Dr Arthur Calgary Faye Dunaway Rachel Argyle Christopher Plummer Leo Argyle Sarah Miles Mary Durant Ian McShane Philip Durant Diana Quick Gwenda Vaughan Annette Crosbie Kirsten Lindstrom Michael Elphick Inspector Huish George Innes Archie Leach Valerie Whittington Hester Argyle Phoebe Nicholls Tina Argyle Michael Maloney Micky Argyle Cassie Stuart Maureen Clegg Anita Carey Martha Jessup Ron Pember Ferryman Kevin Stoney Solicitor Brian Glover ExecutionerRelease EditThe film was shown at Italy s Mystfest on 22 June 1984 1 Reviews EditDave Brubeck s musical score for the film was heavily criticised as totally inappropriate for this style of mystery 2 A timeout com review stated the film succeeds admirably in catching a feeling of repression and social conformity and the idea of murder as a means of maintaining respectability rather than for gain or passion and a genuine 50s black thriller 3 References Edit MYSTFEST 84 TANTI FILM E UN IMPUTATO AGATHA CHRISTIE la Repubblica it Archivio la Repubblica it Film Review Ordeal by Innocence 1985 16 August 2011 wordpress com Archived from the original on 2 April 2018 Retrieved 1 April 2018 Ordeal by Innocence timeout com Retrieved 1 April 2018 External links EditOrdeal by Innocence at IMDb Ordeal by Innocence at Rotten Tomatoes This article about a mystery film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ordeal by Innocence film amp oldid 1108541379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
