Favorite Whodunit/Mystery Films

Favorite Whodunit/Mystery Films Mar 27, 2017 23:48:01 GMT

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Post by Salzmank on Mar 27, 2017 23:48:01 GMT

Mar 27, 2017 23:26:19 GMT OldAussie said:

Favourite -

Last of Sheila
Witness For The Prosecution

Next Best - some Agatha's -

Murder on the Orient Express
Death on the Nile
Evil Under the Sun

Others of interest -

5 Card Stud - ultimately fails as a whodunnit but the idea of a western delving into the genre was good.
And Then There Were None (2015) - the British mini-series is the first version of 4 or 5 I've seen which actually has the book's original ending.

This is a great list, OldAussie. Nice to see Sheila on there, though I know you responded about it on the other thread. Of the three Christie adaptations made in a row (Murder, Death, and Evil), Death on the Nile has always been my favorite: it's a great showpiece for the actors, without the (IMO) dullness of Murder on the Orient Express and the superficiality of of Evil Under the Sun. (I do like Evil, though.)

After both you and Doghouse recommended Five Card Stud, I'm going to have to take a look at it soon. By the way, has anyone here seen Breakheart Pass (1975), with Charles Bronson? That was also recommended to me as a whodunit-Western hybrid.