The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
by Agatha Christieliterary work· published 1962
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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, was published in the UK in 1962 and a year later in the US under the title The Mirror Crack'd. The story features amateur detective Miss Marple solving a mystery in St Mary Mead. The central plot device providing motivation for the initial murder derives from a real-life event in the life of the American actress Gene Tierney. Reviews of the book on publication were respectful and generally positive. The novel has been adapted many times for television, film, radio and the stage.
Adaptations (4)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side has been adapted 4 times, across film, television series, and television film, from 1980 to 2011.
The Mirror Crack'd1980 · film · 105 min · dir. Guy Hamilton · IMDb ↗Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Shubho Mahurat2003 · film · 150 min · dir. Rituparno Ghosh · IMDb ↗IMDb7.7An actress mysteriously dies after the "Shubho Mahurat," a celebration of the first shot of the film. A journalist and her perceptive aunt investigate.
- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side2011 · television film · 88 min · dir. Tom Shankland · IMDb ↗IMDb7.5
A troubled Hollywood star and her husband move to St. Mary Mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in tragedy when a fan is fatally poisoned during a garden fête.
