Ten Little Indians

Original title: Desyat negrityat

1987
2h 17m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

Russian Psychological Thriller Serial Killer Suspense Mystery Whodunnit Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A psychological thriller based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving invitation to an isolated island off the c... Read allA psychological thriller based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.A psychological thriller based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.

Director
- Stanislav Govorukhin
Writers
- Agatha Christie
- Stanislav Govorukhin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Stanislav Govorukhin
Writers
- Agatha Christie
- Stanislav Govorukhin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Storyline

Did you know

Trivia
Although it looks like the film was shot on an actual island with a mansion, it is far from the truth. The production was shot in Crimea, utilizing the peninsula's two famous mansions, the Swallow's Nest and the Vorontsov Estate. Both houses were situated on large, circular cliffs that Crimea is famous for, thus creating the illusion of an island. However, when the house is seen in the exterior scenes, it is actually a scale model, shot with actors using forced perspective.

Goofs
After the first murder, when we see Mr. Owen enter the dining room in the middle of the night and remove the first of the ten china figures (leaving nine), the dining table is clean and set up for breakfast. However, later, Rogers says that he noticed there were only nine figures on the table while he was cleaning up the dining room.

Quotes
Anthony James Marston: [while dancing with Vera, translated from the Russian] Ten minutes ago, I regretted that I came here.

Crazy credits
The credits roll in absolute silence.

Alternate versions
The television print includes a brief interlude right after Vera and Rogers discover there are only seven Nigger statuettes left after General Macarthur's murder. This was done for a separate two night broadcast, with an inter-title simply stating "Agatha Christie's Ten Little Niggers, part two." Curiously, this is the version that was released on home video.