The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy HamiltonDirector
- Desmond DavisScreenplay
- J. B. PriestleyWriter
- Francis ChagrinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alastair SimInspector Poole
- Olga LindoMrs. Sybil Birling
- Arthur YoungMr. Arthur Birling
- Brian WorthGerald Croft
- Eileen MooreSheila Birling
- Bryan ForbesEric Birling
- Jane WenhamEva Smith
- George WoodbridgeFish & Chip Shop Owner - Stanley
- Barbara EverestCommittee Member - Mrs. Lefson
- Charles SaynorPolice Officer - Arnold Ransom
- Olwen BrookesMiss Francis - Hat Saleswoman
- John WelshShop Walker - Mr. Timmon
Stills
Themes
prostitutecorruptiondepartment storefiancébased on play or musicalscandalalcoholismengagementfilm noirblack and whiteclass differencessuper power