Ein unbekannter rechnet ab (1974)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel) and
Erich Kröhnke (writer)

Release Date:

24 September 1974 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Tagline:

Agatha Christie, the greatest mystery-writer. "Ten Little Indians" her greatest mystery.

Plot:

Agatha Christie tale of 10 people invited to an isolated place only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. One of them?

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Beautiful Woman | Murder Mystery | Paranoia | Based On Novel

Cast

Charles Aznavour	...	Michel Raven
Maria Rohm	...	Elsa Martino
Adolfo Celi	...	Gen. André Salvé
Stéphane Audran	...	Ilona Morgan
Alberto de Mendoza	...	Otto Martino
Richard Attenborough	...	Judge Arthur Cannon
Gert Fröbe	...	Wilhelm Blore
Herbert Lom	...	Dr. Edward Armstrong
Elke Sommer	...	Vera Clyde
Oliver Reed	...	Hugh Lombard
Orson Welles	...	Voice of Tape (voice)
Teresa Gimpera	...	Maria
Rik Battaglia
Nasser Malekmotei	...	Inspector (as Nasser Malek Moti-i)
Sepedeh

Also Known As:

...e poi non ne rimase nessuno (Italy)
And Then There Were None (UK)
Diez negritos (Spain)
Dix petits nègres (France)
Ten Little Indians (USA)
Zehn kleine Negerlein (West Germany) (TV title)

Runtime:

Germany:92 min | Spain:105 min | USA:98 min | Belgium:95 min (video version) | Italy:95 min (home cinema version)

Country:

France | Spain | West Germany | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Shah Abbas Hotel, Isfahan, Iran

Company:

Corona Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Despite a few small changes made to fit the different cast, the dialogue for this film is word for word identical to the 1965 version.

Goofs:

Continuity: The distance between Martino, Lombard, and Vera Clyde when Martino follows after his wife, and when Lombard and Vera follow after her.

Quotes:

Judge Arthur Cannon: Listen. If you are the killer, please tell me, I won't tell a soul.

Movie Connections:

Version of Zehn kleine Negerlein (1969) (TV)

Pretty good mystery

This is a pretty good one,in my opinion certainly as good as the other 3,maybe even better.Filmed in both Spain and Iran,this version takes place in the vast expanse of the desert.Perhaps because it's so 1970's,I kind of favor it.The music in this in my opinion is expertly ominous,fitting in perfectly with the various scenes which keep the viewer guessing and in a state of intrigue.People seem to judge this one negatively alongside the standards they reserved for the 1966 version,but in my opinion this '74 one more than holds its own.All I can say is that Richard Attenborough is WONDERFUL!!! Oliver Reed and Elke Sommer give stellar performances,but Attenborough takes the prize and cake in this.