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Ordeal by Innocence is a 1984 mystery film directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Donald Sutherland, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Plummer and Sarah Miles. It is based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence.




Plot


Paleontologist Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to give them an address book that belongs to Jack Argyle. He is told that Jack was executed for the murder of his adoptive mother two years previously. Dr. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent and restarts the investigation, with lethal consequences.




Cast


Donald Sutherland – Dr. Arthur Calgary
Faye Dunaway – Rachel Argyle
Christopher Plummer – Leo Argyle
Sarah Miles – Mary Durant
Ian McShane – Philip Durant
Diana Quick – Gwenda Vaughan
Annette Crosbie – Kirsten Lindstrom
Michael Elphick – Inspector Huish
George Innes – Archie Leach
Valerie Whittington – Hester Argyle
Phoebe Nicholls – Tina Argyle
Michael Maloney – Micky Argyle
Cassie Stuart – Maureen Clegg
Anita Carey – Martha Jessup
Billy McColl – Jacko Argyle
Ron Pember – Ferryman
Kevin Stoney – Solicitor
Brian Glover - Executioner




Release


The film was shown at Italy's Mystfest on 22 June 1984.




Sound design and music


The film's musical score by Dave Brubeck was criticized as inappropriate for its style depicting the mystery film genre. Brubeck, an American jazz legend, was not-well-known for his work as a film composer and had taken over from Pino Donaggio, who had already composed many pieces for the project. Donaggio was too busy in order to work on finalizing the film score when various film edits needed re-scoring, and so the project was handed over to Brubeck, who was given two weeks to complete the task. Donaggio's original score had swirling strings, lush melodies, and tension-filled passages, whereas Brubeck's score relied on re-recordings of his previous compositions, criticized for not resembling movie music and was assessed to be mostly at odds with the visuals and mood of the film.




Reviews


A timeout.com review stated "the film succeeds admirably in catching a feeling of repression and social conformity, and the idea of murder as a means of maintaining respectability rather than for gain or passion" and "a genuine '50s black thriller".




References






External links


Ordeal by Innocence at IMDb
Ordeal by Innocence at Rotten Tomatoes

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