- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Metrodome Video
- DVD Release Date: 17 Mar 2008
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0012X6RIS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27,282 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absorbing,
By Johnny Ramone (Hertfordshire UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: List of Adrian Messenger, the [DVD] (DVD)
What a wonderful movie - full of twists and turns - rather in the Agatha Christie mould. We really enjoyed watching this one - something to be said for the old movies and the actors who appeared in them - no blood and guts everywhere, no 'F' words and worse used in every other sentence! Just plain old fashioned - but marvellous - entertainment for the whole family. A must for the collector of great 'Whodunnits, and other memorable movies.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Clever mystery from John Huston in a playful mood,
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This review is from: List of Adrian Messenger, the [DVD] (DVD)
A series of apparently random accidents over several years are actually planned murders. A retired British intelligence agent (George C. Scott) begins to investigate the killings after given a list by Adrian Messenger (John Merivale) of the victims but, alas, Messenger himself becomes a victim. This B&W mystery shot in Ireland finds John Huston in a playful mood, apparently enjoying himself dipping into Agatha Christie territory. The film is burdened by an annoying gimmick however. Several well known actors are heavily disguised through out the film and part of the supposed fun is for the audience to decipher who they are playing. The film is a cheat in this regard however. While some actors (Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum, for example) are instantly recognizable even under the heavy make up others have their voice dubbed (like Frank Sinatra) to throw us off the scent and some (like Burt Lancaster) obviously didn't play the character they're credited with. But, Scott's lousy English accent aside, the other actors do quite well and the mystery is quite clever and there's a spirited Jerry Goldsmith score. The large cast includes Tony Curtis, Dana Wynter, Herbert Marshall, Gladys Cooper, Clive Brook, Marcel Dalio and the unappealing dullard, Jacques Roux.
The British In2Film import is a crist B&W transfer in its proper 1.85 aspect ratio.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic little gem.,
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This review is from: List of Adrian Messenger, the [DVD] (DVD)
i first watched this film in 1963, and have watched it again recently, i found it to be very very enjoyable.
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