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Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Robert J. Maxwell Stephanie Zimbalist is a young woman taking her first trip to the "Africa" where she witnesses a deliberate murder and hears it linked to another. She winds up sailing on a ship that has a number of other passengers -- Ken White, Tony Randall as a creepy minister, Rue McLanahan, Edward Woodward who, if you don't recognize him, you should see in "The Wicker Man," where his performance will lift your toupée. They are all somehow suspect in the theft of a king's ransom worth of diamonds. Of course we expect that if we are Agatha Christie fans.Zimbalist brings nothing much to the movie except her Remington Steele TV persona, innocence and wonder, rather like Nancy Drew. Does she find herself in danger? Of course she does. Didn't Nancy Drew? That's okay. There's a marvelous sensuality about her that is impossible to mask. Maybe it's her eyes, because when they squint at someone they always seem to be calculating the risk/reward ratio of events that shouldn't even be entertained by such a practical and pure young lady. For all her fluttering around, her pronounced sternocleidomastoids give her a formidable athletic appearance as of the kind of woman who, once she decides what she wants, throws herself into the pursuit avidly. That intense dark stare of hers signals not only attention but lascivious intent. Don't try to kid the kid.It's light-hearted and deliberately overacted, as suits a made-for-television movie. Nobody takes his role seriously, least of all the barely recognizable Tony Randall as the sinister minister. The mystery has to do with who committed the murders, why, and what about the fortune in stolen diamonds. Is the mystery solved to everyone's satisfaction? No power on earth could drag the answer from me.

LeaAnn This movie definitely reinforces my policy of watching a movie before reading the book that it is based on. This movie is fine if you watch it and then read the book, almost like a warm up for the actual story. Rue McClanahan and Edward Woodward save this movie! Without their believable quirkiness so much of this movie would have been both over the top and silly. They keep it moving in the right direction when at times it can feel like it's trying to veer off course a little. The book itself is Wonderful! One of my favorites of Agatha Christie's. But I don't know if my review of the movie would have been as favorable if I'd gotten my hands on the book first.

smortslori Not all Agatha Christie movies are written true to form of her books. Of course, what movie is really? This is a charming adventure with a young woman tired of her humdrum life looking for more excitement. She soon finds it with a romance and a mystery. The gorgeous leading man and the cute leading lady (Stephanie Zimbalist) make for a cute couple. Had me guessing things until the very end the first time I saw this, and I have a taped copy (wish I had the original now). Interesting not to have the typical Miss Marple or Hercules Poirot characters and yet lends one to wanting to read the book. Tony Randall was quite funny with his different characters. I believe this is well-worth the viewing.

Mike-754 A much better and more enjoyable film than you would suspect from a made-for-TV movie and a zillion-year-old Agatha Christie mystery story. Nice location footage too.