Add the first question. Michael fantasizes about one day building a new home on the plot of land, and aims to one day have Santonix, a famed Italian architect whom he met through a client, design the home. The print quality is generally good but some scenes have vertical lines which are a little distracting. Michael works as a Rolls Royce chauffeur for rich Americans on tours around Europe. Travelling or based outside United States? A film you can watch over and over and still find something that you missed before. Sanders is a bit wasted but inpressive. She also reveals that, while visiting Italy, she was able to arrange a meeting with Santonix about building Michael's dream home. While consoling her recently widowed friend Marjorie, Miss Marple crosses paths with the handsome Mike Rogers, a young worker with a penchant for daydreaming about his future, more specifically about the perfect house he would live in, built on the eerily beautiful Gypsy's Acre. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. However, the film was released in both Denmark and Finland in 1973[12]. The plot takes it's time to unfold, but be patient. This 1970's movie is based on Agatha Christie's powerful and chilling novel of the same name--and apart from a few minor details, very little has been changed, which is pleasing as this is one of the Queen of Crime's most perfect stories and to monkey about with it would have been both unforgivable and unnecessary. Michael Rogers is a wistful and aimless young aspiring photographer working as a chauffeur and living with his mother in London. Based on the 1967 novel Endless Night by Agatha Christie, the plot follows a newlywed couple who feel threatened after building their dream home on cursed land. The Washington Post, Times Herald 15 Sep 1970: B4. After moving in, Mike and Ellie get death threats. Had not seen it before but love all things Agatha Christie. Ellie then buys Gypsy's Acre, a large estate in the country. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I'm endeavoring to collect all of her movies I have not yet seen. "[9], Christie was initially pleased with the involvement of Gilliat, and the casting of the film. Through his travels as a chauffeur, he discovers a spot along the Devon coast known as Gypsy's Acre, where a dilapidated Victorian mansion sits. The story will keep you guessing and the end is certainly a surptise. From Saint Maud to The Wicker Man here are some British horror movies that are certain to keep you looking over your shoulder for weeks to come. Frank and the other family members approach Greta with a similar skepticism, and wish to distance her from Ellie. Crime Story Queen By Muriel Bowen. But the film..,saw it years ago and could only remember bits and pieces so thought I’d buy the dvd and have another look. Which is why I’m returning it. It really doesn't seem THAT special. Michael violently lashes out against Greta, blaming her for the predicament, and murders her in the swimming pool. While photographing Gypsy's Acre, Michael meets Ellie Thomsen, a young American visiting England, who is quickly taken by Michael's fantastical nature. [7] Ellie's singing in the film was dubbed by Shirley Jones. Upon returning to Gypsy's Acre from the United States, Michael witnesses by apparition of Ellie as he approaches the house. Her body is subsequently found in the woods on Gypsy's Acre. Instead they decided to adapt the Agatha Christie novel, with Gilliat to direct and Launder to produce. Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2020. The enclosed booklet is worth a read, after the film, and there are loads of extras. Gilliat later said, "I felt very rusty getting back on the sent and I had a perfectly horrible time- funnily enough back at my very first studio."[6]. The film is lovely to look at with some beautiful Italian and English scenary! Ellie leaves England and embarks on the remainder of her trip through Switzerland and Italy with Greta, her German language tutor who has taken on the role of a personal assistant. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?