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The film starred many excellent British actors and adhered closely to the novel. Among the cast were Michael Hordern, Maggie Smith, Zoe Wannamaker, Thora Hird and John Wood. This film was the last work of the famed British director, Jack Clayton.
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- Drama
- Jack Clayton
- 1992-04-19
Apr 19, 1992 · Memento Mori Screen Two Series 8 Adaptation of Muriel Spark's witty and macabre novel set in 1950s London, featuring a distinguished cast that includes Maggie Smith and Michael Hordern.
Maggie Smith creates a loathsome character in Mrs Pettigrew, as she uses Godfrey's indiscretion to blackmail him into letting her stay and plots to remove both the cook and Charmain from the equation in her plan to get Godfrey to change his will in her favour.
Maggie Smith. Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. 1950s London oldsters receive anonymous phone calls which warn, "Remember you must die."
- Mystery & Thriller
- Stephanie Cole
- Jack Clayton
Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...
The character work and their interplay is well handled and interesting, especially Maggie Smith as a conniving amoral domestic companion, and there’s some nice rumination on mortality. But the central mystery is actually a damp squib, eventually resolved in perhaps the silliest way it could have been, which rather takes the sting out of things.
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Overview. Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths... Jack Clayton.
