Story of movie Desyat Negrityat : Desyat Negrityat (Russian: ?????? ????????) is a 1987 Soviet film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name. It was directed by Stanislav Govorukhin, who also penned the script.
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| Directed by | Stanislav Govorukhin |
| Written by | Novel: Agatha Christie Screenplay: Stanislav Govorukhin |
| Starring | Vladimir Zeldin Tatyana Drubich Alexander Kaidanovsky Aleksei Zharkov Anatoli Romashin Lyudmila Maksakova |
| Music by | Nikolai Korndorf |
| Cinematography | Gennadi Engstrem |
| Edited by | Valentina Olejnik |
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Running time | 137 min |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
This version is unique in that virtually no part 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 most other adaptations chose to follow.
Screenplay
On a hot, early August day sometime in the late 1930s, eight people arrive on a small, isolated island off the Devon coast of England. Each appears to have an invitation tailored to his or her personal circumstances, such as an offer of employment or an unexpected late summer holiday. They are met by Thomas and Ethel Rogers, the butler and cook/housekeeper, who state that their hosts, Mr Ulick Norman Owen and his wife Mrs Una Nancy Owen, whom they have not yet met in person, have not arrived, but left instructions, which strikes all the guests as odd.
- Vladimir Zeldin as Judge Lawrence Wargrave
- Tatyana Drubich as Vera Claythorne
- Alexander Kaidanovsky as Philip Lombard
- Aleksei Zharkov as Detective William Blore
- Anatoli Romashin as Doctor Armstrong
- Lyudmila Maksakova as Emily Brent
- Mikhail Gluzsky as General MacArthur
- Aleksei Zolotnitsky as Mr. Rogers
- Irina Tereshchenko as Mrs. Rogers
- Aleksandr Abdulov as Anthony Marston
- Igor Yasulovich as Accuser's voice on a phonograph record
The film was shot in Crimea, utilizing the peninsula's two famous mansions, the Swallow's Nest and the Vorontsov Palace. However, when the house is seen on a cliff in the exterior scenes, it is actually a scale model, shot with actors using forced perspective. The stone staircase leading up to the house was filmed at Diva Rock.
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