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Endless Night (Widescreen)

Hayley Mills (Actor), Hywel Bennett (Actor), Sidney Gilliat (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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True-blue Agatha Christie fans know better than anyone that the creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot did not always write crime-solving procedurals. Endless Night, published in 1968, is a perfect example of the moody, psychological thriller Christie sometimes explored, particularly in the late years of her career. This 1972 adaptation, scripted and directed by seasoned British filmmaker Sidney Gilliat, is indeed a strange duck: a compelling tale of small, unsettling phenomena and events, but with no defining mystery, no apparent crime to pull the details together--not until quite late in the story, that is. Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett, partnered together in several films (The Family Way, Twisted Nerve) during the 1960s and '70s, play an American heiress and an underemployed London chauffeur who marry and move into a dream house designed for them by a world-class architect (Per Oscarsson). In short order, things begin to get mighty weird. A crazy old woman stomps around the couple's property, whispering ambiguous warnings. The bride's nuisance of a sister (Britt Ekland) moves in, and a handful of disapproving relatives keep popping up to belittle the hero. Where this is all leading is entirely unexpected--Christie and Gilliat really have us falling without a parachute for a while--yet it's exciting and tragic all at once. Nice performances all around, with special admiration for Oscarsson's role as the dying architect. --Tom Keogh

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3.0 out of 5 stars TWISTS & TURNS, May 9 2003
This review is from: Endless Night (VHS Tape)
Mike Rogers is a dreamer. His tastes are expensive and he is adept at pretending that he is more than a chauffeur. Then a young woman enters his life and the two fall in love and marry. She happens to be the sixth richest woman in the world but who cares? She is in love and Mike can now see his dreams come to pass. We see a happy couple. Yet strange things begin to happen that upsets the nest of the newlyweds.

Endless Night takes you on a road of twists and turns in the relationship of two mismatched lovers. Friends and relatives appear to drive a wedge in their marriage but Mike and Ellie are determined to hang on in there regardless of family interference and the appearances of a crazy woman.

Hayley Mills stars in this mystery and delivers a competent performance as the naive love struck American. You will find that the story begins to drag but then piece by piece the tension builds. You're kept in suspense as numerous incidents occur that lead you off base. Endless Nights is full of suspense, mystery and at times borders on horror. You will be kept on your toes as you try to figure out the intentions of Mike as well as Ellie's family.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Aug 4 2011
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Christel Klein "christelluvsclay" (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Endless Night (Widescreen) (DVD)
Was a teeny bit disappointed in the story ... wasn't the "type" of Agatha Christie story i was used to. But i'm interested enough to want to read the book. Quite well acted. I did not guess "who dun it", but guessing that is never as interesting to me as great characters and story line.
Not at the top of my "list" of Agatha Christie favorites ... but it is interesting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Christie Meets Hitchcock, May 29 2004
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This review is from: Endless Night (Widescreen) (DVD)
This was a pleasant surprise. I've always liked Agatha Christie's unusual 1968 novel, but I'd never seen this 1972 British film version. Many critics (and fans) have given the movie high marks over the years, so I bought the DVD. Now I'm a fan, too.

ENDLESS NIGHT isn't your typical Christie "whodunnit," but a dark, creepy psychological suspense story. Writer/director Sidney Gilliat, who worked with Hitchcock on THE LADY VANISHES and also made the wonderful GREEN FOR DANGER, was obviously influenced by the Master in his approach to it. The result is like a dream collaboration between Christie and Hitchcock, the two giants of suspense. We have the sinister house in the sinister small town, the Hitchcock blonde (a surprisingly good Hayley Mills, of all people), the flashbacks to childhood trauma, and the shocking twist ending. On top of that, we have one of the final musical scores from Hitchcock's favorite composer, Bernard Herrmann.

Hitchcock students, pay close attention to those flashbacks at the icy lake (SPELLBOUND), the scenes in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (VERTIGO), and that wooden sign with the big eye painted on it that reads "Thou, God, sees't me." And check out the final scenes in the hospital (PSYCHO).

No, ENDLESS NIGHT isn't as wonderful as any of those films, but it's one of the better "homages" to Hitchcock I've ever seen, and one of the better Christie adaptations, too. Try it.

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