Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer, Miss Marple's sole 'not guilty' vote han gs the jury 11-1. She becomes convinced that the real murderer is a member of a local theatrical troupe, so she joins them in order to gather information. The clues lead back many years to a single disastrously unsuccessful 1951 performance of a dreadful play written by the group's hammy director, H. Driffold Cosgood. Although at that time, several of the current cast members were only children, more murders follow before Miss Marple ultimately exposes the killer. 英国影片。片长90分,根據Mrs. McGinty's Dead改編,原著是波羅故事。因影片将主角变为马普尔小姐和剧情的更改引起原小說作者克里斯蒂强烈不满,影片本身也遭遇票房和评论惨败。主演Margaret Rutherford还出演過另外3部以马普尔小姐为主角的电影,其中1部亦是根据波洛故事改编(「葬礼之后」),另1部是原创剧本。80年代在多部电视剧中扮演塔彭丝的Francesca Annis也在本片中扮演一个小角色。
布丽姬(琳达•费奥伦蒂诺 Linda Fiorentino 饰)的丈夫是一名毒贩,不过她比她的丈夫更“毒”。她乘丈夫不留意的时候,将他贩毒所得的巨款洗掠一空,携款从美国繁华的纽约市跑到了西班牙巴塞罗那郊区的一个小镇上去享受她的快乐人生。布丽姬看上了当地天真无暇的帅哥康奥尼尔,同时,另一位金发美女也看上了康奥尼尔。老谋深算的布丽姬设下一个又一个的圈套牢牢套住了康奥尼尔,将情敌打得落花流水。看来布丽姬的人生将继续在她的掌控中顺利展开。
美国内战结束的十年后,当年的南北战争英雄纳森(汤姆•克鲁斯 Tom Cruise)因无所事事而终日酗酒。一次偶然的机会,他结识了来美做生意的日本商人。纳森的彪炳战绩令对方刮目相看。此时正值明治维新时期,日本天皇意欲训练一支现代化的作战部队,于是纳森被请到了日本。 日本很多武士都不欢迎纳森的到来,他们坚决不肯抛弃传统的武士道精神,对将武士西化十分反感。他们在首领乌吉奥(真田广之 饰)的带领下举刀起义,躲到了一条偏僻的小山村自立为政。天皇大怒,派纳森率领他训练出来的现代化军队去围剿叛变武士。岂料皇军全军覆没,纳森亦成为了阶下囚……
A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
Pierre est un jeune homme sérieux et posé. Mais il se sent peu à l'aise dans son siècle et toutes sortes de mésaventures l'attendent. Un petit chef-d'œuvre satirique et burlesque.