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Murder with Mirrors

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Murder with Mirrors
GenreCrime, Mystery, Romance
Based onThey Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Written byGeorge Eckstein
Directed byDick Lowry
StarringHelen Hayes
Bette Davis
John Mills
Leo McKern
Music byRichard Rodney Bennett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGeorge Eckstein
ProducerNeil Hartley
Production locationsBrocket Hall, Lemsford, England
CinematographyBrian West
EditorRichard Bracken
Running time100 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 20, 1985 (1985-02-20)

Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 British-American television film starring Helen Hayes (in her final film role) and Bette Davis. It is based on Agatha Christie's novel They Do It with Mirrors, using the novel's American title. The novel has been dramatized on two separated series, Miss Marple and Agatha Christie's Marple. They used the novel's original title.

Synopsis

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Miss Marple reunites with her friend Carrie Louise Serrocold at her country mansion. Christian Gulbranson, Marple's lawyer, persuades her to visit the estate of his stepmother, Carrie Louise. Her devoted husband Lewis has turned the manor house Stonygates into a halfway house for criminals. He confides to Marple and suspects someone poisoning Carrie with arsenic. After Christian dies, a killer is at large in a house full of suspects.

Cast

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Production

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Brocket Hall

It was filmed entirely on location in England.[1] Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire featured as Stonygates.[2] Several locations in London can be seen, like Carlton House Terrace, Trafalgar Square and Westminster Bridge. Turville, Seer Green and Skirmett, all in Buckinghamshire were used for the film.

References

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  1. ^ End credits of the film.
  2. ^ IMDB.com, retrieved February 6, 2017.
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