In the first of three gripping murder mystery stories, the harmless spinster is far from her quaint english village home when her tropical holiday is in. Rutherford reprised the role of miss marple in a very brief, uncredited cameo in the 1965 film the alphabet murders. Murder at the gallop 1963 is the second of four miss marple films made by metrogoldwynmayer. Bowen, julia jones, alan plater, ken taylor and jill hyem, and the series was. It aired from 26 december 1984 to 27 december 1992 on bbc one. While rutherfords miss marple is far removed from the genteel little lady of the books, her much more belligerent take on the legendary amateur sleuth is highly enjoyable and by now quite iconic. Jun 17, 2012 directed by rieke brendel, andrew davies. Margaret rutherford as miss marple in murder she saidmurder. Stringer who doesnt feature in any of the books, brought to the screen by rutherfords loving and. Miss marple margaret rutherford poses as a housemaid to clean up a murder case. Murder ahoy 1964 george pollock, margaret rutherford, lionel jeffries, charles bud tingwell, comedy, crime, drama march 27, 2016 comedy, crime, drama miss marple investigates the murder of one of her fellow trustees of a fund which rehabilitates young criminals. Ordinarily, you probably dont think of miss marple as funny.
During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages and sometimes when simply being at home, miss marple often stumbles upon or hears about mysterious murders, which she helps solve. Rare is the reference to margaret rutherford that doesnt characterize her as either jutchinned, eccentric, or both. Rutherford s miss marple movies, starting with murder she said in 1961, were wildly popular at the box office even though christie was reportedly very unhappy with the films, which took many liberties with her carefully crafted plots, and with rutherford s brassy portrayal of miss marple. Although murder at the vicarage 1930 is the first novel set in st mary mead, the village. Goodwin composed the music to all four miss marple films with margaret rutherford, and he used the famous theme for all four films with slight variations. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. This is an original story, not by agatha christie, but it has the spirit of the novels. The character of miss marple is based on friends of christies step grandmotheraunt margaret miller, nee west. Download miss marple free ringtone to your mobile phone in mp3 android or m4r iphone. Miss marple suspects poison and is off to investigate. Rutherfords miss marple movies, starting with murder she said in 1961, were wildly popular at the box office even though christie was reportedly very unhappy with the films, which took many liberties with her carefully crafted plots, and with rutherfords brassy portrayal of miss marple. The key for taste this serie, in my case, was to ignore the portrait of miss marple created by agatha christie. The miss marple series is a series of crime fiction and mystery novels written by the world famous english author named agatha christie. As in the previous three, the actress plays agatha christies amateur sleuth miss jane marple, with charles bud tingwell as chief inspector craddock and stringer davis rutherford s reallife husband playing mr stringer.
Dolly bantry calls upon her old friend miss marple when the strangled corpse of an unknown blonde girl is found in the library of her home, gossington hall. Assassinio sul palcoscenico 1964 miss marple margaret rutherford tvripbg. Agatha christies miss marple movie collection dvd 4pack murder she said 1961. Margaret rutherford s debut as agatha christies miss marple murder at the gallop 1963. Margaret rutherford full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. No one seems surprised when colonel protheroe is found murdered in the local vicarage. It was based on the novel after the funeral by agatha christie, and starred margaret rutherford as miss jane marple. Miss jane marple margaret rutherford is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, and right off the bat a fellow trustee who is poised to reveal a significant problem drops dead. Agatha christies miss marple returns with julia mckenzie in her celebrated role as the sweet old lady who strikes fear into the hearts of killers. Stream deutsch nach dem tod des wohlhabenden, aber ungeliebten mr. Rutherford played the absentminded, impoverished, pillpopping duchess of brighton, the only light comedy relief, in terence rattigan s the. Agatha christies marple follows the adventures of miss jane marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of st.
See more ideas about margaret rutherford, miss marple and agatha christie. Margaret rutherford, ron moody, charles bud tingwell, andrew cruickshank, megs jenkins, ralph michael, james bolam trama. Ep 7 nemesis spellbinding mystery and attention to period detail with definitive marple joan hickson. Iso media, mpeg v4 system, version 1 info generiche durata. A collection of the four agatha christie miss marple films that starred the staggeringly talented margaret rutherford, although blamed for the unwanted cosy label they can be viewed as a nostalgic treat of an era somewhere in the 1960s. Margaret rutherford list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Jane marple staring margaret rutherford is an elderly woman whose hobby is being a detective. Agatha christies miss marple movie collection widescreen. Agatha christies miss marple cast and characters tv guide.
Miss jane marple is a british fictional character, that appeared in twelve of agatha christies crime novels and in twenty short stories. Rutherfords miss marple was a completely transformed character from the st. Jan 16, 2016 the miss marple movies with margaret rutherford although miss marple was portrayed by other actresses e. Despite rutherford s appearances in more than 40 films, it is as madame arcati and miss jane marple that she will best be remembered. British national treasure margaret rutherford makers her first appearance as the famed detective in this sly, engaging mystery based on agatha christies 4. Marys mead anymore, her cottage home now being situated in milchester filmed in denham.
Rutherford played the absentminded, impoverished, pillpopping duchess of brighton, the only light comedy relief, in terence rattigan s the v. The miss marple mysteries with margaret rutherford silver. Angela lansbury and helen hayes, margaret rutherfords performance became the most popular one. You will most likely by tempted to think of her as jane instead of miss marple. Margaret rutherford, arthur kennedy, muriel pavlow, stringer davies, charles tingwell trama. Rutherford, who played miss marple in four films between 1961 and 1964, appearing alongside her reallife husband, stringer davis, employed a down on her luck former soprano as a companion in her. Miss marple is a fictional character in agatha christies crime novels and short stories. Shes hired by a millionaire to investigate a future crime that hasnt happened. Enderby kommen seine zahlreichen erben zur testamentsverlesung zusammen. The character of miss marple also appears in 20 other short stories.
The miss marple theme became one of his most popular ones, and it took soundtrack companies until the year 1992 to finally release an album with the score. Murder at the gallop 1963 12 margaret rutherford robert. Her first appearance was in a short story published in the royal. That will change if you are able to see margaret rutherfords portrayal of miss marple. Miss marples bloodhound instincts are triggered when a friend thinks she sees a murder on a train. The combination of those most mundane of attributes has led some to suggest that she was made for the role of agatha christies indomitable sleuth, jane marple, whom rutherford portrayed in four films between 1961 and 1964 plus in an uncredited film cameo in the alphabet.
Miss marple joins a theatrical troupe whose specialty is death scenes. Margaret rutherford as miss marple old hollywood films. Jun 26, 2016 miss marple theme new custom video margaret rutherford edit 720p resolution hd video hq audio. Miss marple movie collection by margaret rutherford. Margaret rutherfords debut as agatha christies miss marple murder at the gallop 1963. The main train station is in much benham two miles away. The fourth and final film from the miss marple series starring margaret rutherford as the quirky amateur detective. Rutherford and robert morley find suspense and comedy at an equestrian hotel. As in the previous three, the actress plays agatha christies amateur sleuth miss jane marple, with charles. After the role of miss marple, the agatha christies investigator, margaret rutherford will be a terrible grandmother of virna lisi, as arabella and, together will cheat many persons.
Miss marple is a british television series based on the miss marple murder mystery novels by agatha christie, starring joan hickson in the title role. Rutherford s miss marple was a completely transformed character from the st. Miss marple is a development of the caroline sheppard character in the murder of roger ackroyd. See more ideas about miss marple, agatha christie, margaret rutherford. Christie attributed the inspiration for the character of miss marple to a number of sources, stating that miss marple was the sort of old lady who would have been rather like some of my step grandmothers ealing cronies old ladies whom i have met in so many villages. Sep 17, 2016 rutherford s miss marple movies, starting with murder she said in 1961, were wildly popular at the box office even though christie was reportedly very unhappy with the films, which took many liberties with her carefully crafted plots, and with rutherford s brassy portrayal of miss marple. Margaret rutherford rare is the reference to margaret rutherford that doesnt characterize her as either jutchinned, eccentric, or both.
Feb 03, 2018 murder at the gallop 1963 is the second of four miss marple films made by metrogoldwynmayer. Often characterized an elderly spinster, she is one of the best known of christies characters and has been portrayed numerous times on screen. The combination of those most mundane of attributes has led some to suggest that she was made for the role of agatha christies indomitable sleuth, jane marple, whom rutherford portrayed in four films between 1961 and 1964 plus in. Feb 24, 2017 british national treasure margaret rutherford makers her first appearance as the famed detective in this sly, engaging mystery based on agatha christies 4. With margaret rutherford, damaris hayman, tony benn, gwen robyns.
Marys mead citizen that christie had penned some thirtyfive years back. Mar 17, 2014 rutherford s miss marple was a completely transformed character from the st. Rutherfords version was the very first appearance of miss marple on the big screen and it was far. Margaret rutherford made four movies as miss marple all of which are in this collection. Murder and mystery start with a funeral murder most foul 1964. Mar 28, 2020 i love margaret rutherford and to me she will always be the miss marple. She is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of st. All 12 original miss marple christie novels were dramatised. It was based on the novel after the funeral by agatha christie, and starred margaret rutherford as miss jane marple, charles bud tingwell as inspector craddock and stringer davis rutherford s reallife husband as jane marple s friend mr. She is one of the most famous characters of crime fiction and murder mystery. As in the previous three, the actress plays agatha christies amateur sleuth miss jane marple, with charles bud tingwell as chief inspector craddock and stringer davis rutherford.
Joan hickson miss jane marple 35 episodes 20172019 hilary mason emily barton 34 episodes 20172019 joan sims amy murgatroyd 34 episodes 20172019. This series is comprised of a total of 14 books and features the chief protagonist in the form of a fictional character named miss marple. The miss marple mysteries with margaret rutherford. A friend of miss marples, travelling by rail from london, witnesses a murder on a passing train and enlists her help to investigate. Many movies and television series have been made about her investigations. Miss marple thinks hes been poisoned after finding a chemical on him.
The character of jane marple in the first miss marple book the murder at the vicarage is different from how she appears later. Here the jaunty heroine lives in contented peace until a mystery. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Miss marple simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Assassinio sul palcoscenico 1964 miss marple margaret. Margaret rutherfords true life story is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played. Margaret rutherford s true life story is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played. Miss marple theme new custom video margaret rutherford edit 720p resolution hd video hq audio. A murder is announced in the personal columns of a local paper, but is it just a game. Margaret rutherford as miss marple in murder she said.