Desyat Negrityat
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Desyat Negrityat is a 1987 Soviet film adaptation of Agatha Christie
's novel And Then There Were None
(the title of this version translates as Ten Little Niggers, Christie's original title for the book). It was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin
, who also penned the script. This film is 137 minutes in length.
This version is unique in that virtually none of the novel is altered. Unlike the previous Hollywood/British adaptations of the story, none of the characters or their respective crimes are altered in any way and the film concludes with the grim finale from Agatha Christie's original novel, rather than the upbeat ending from the stage version
that other adaptations chose to follow.
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
's novel And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939 under the title Ten Little Niggers which was changed by Dodd, Mead and Company in January 1940 because of the presence of a racial...
(the title of this version translates as Ten Little Niggers, Christie's original title for the book). It was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin
Stanislav Govorukhin
Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin has been one of the most popular Soviet and Russian film directors since the 1960s...
, who also penned the script. This film is 137 minutes in length.
This version is unique in that virtually none of the novel is altered. Unlike the previous Hollywood/British adaptations of the story, none of the characters or their respective crimes are altered in any way and the film concludes with the grim finale from Agatha Christie's original novel, rather than the upbeat ending from the stage version
And Then There Were None (1943 play)
And Then There Were None is a 1943 play by crime writer Agatha Christie. The play, like the 1939 book on which it is based, was originally titled and performed in the UK as Ten Little Niggers...
that other adaptations chose to follow.
Cast
- Vladimir ZeldinVladimir ZeldinVladimir Mikhailovich Zeldin is a Russian theatre and cinema actor.Zeldin was born in the town of Kozlov . In 1935 he graduated from the theatre college at the Mossovet Theatre and became its actor. For over 60 years he has been working in the Russian Army Theatre, Moscow.Zeldin became an...
...Judge Lawrence Wargrave - Tatyana DrubichTatyana DrubichTatyana Drubich is a Russian film actress. She has appeared in 20 films since 1972. She starred in the 1974 film Sto dney posle detstva, which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Selected filmography:* Sto dney posle detstva...
...Vera Claythorne - Alexander Kaidanovsky...Philip Lombard
- Aleksei Zharkov...Detective William Blore
- Anatoli Romashin...Doctor Armstrong
- Lyudmila MaksakovaLyudmila MaksakovaLyudmila Maksakova is a Soviet theater and film actress. Maksakova, who appeared in 24 films between 1965 and 1998, was assignated People's Artist of Russia ; she is a laureate of the USSR State Prize and the prestigious Stanislavsky Prize . She is the daugter of a renown Soviet mezzo-soprano...
...Emily Brent - Mikhail GluzskyMikhail GluzskyMikhail Gluzsky was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1939 and 2001. He starred in the 1972 film, Monologue, which was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival...
...General Macarthur - Aleksei Zolotnitsky...Mr. Rogers
- Irina Tereshchenko...Mrs. Rogers
- Aleksandr AbdulovAleksandr AbdulovAleksandr Gavrilovich Abdúlov was a notable Soviet/Russian actor....
...Anthony Marston - Igor Yasulovich...Accuser's voice on a phonograph record