Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Dan Zeff

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel)
Tom MacRae (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 April 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Mystery

Plot:

Miss Marple spends a holiday in a luxurious London hotel. The sinister atmosphere, the odd disappearance of a clergyman and the murder of the commissionaire moves her on the trail of a clever criminal gang.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Female Detective | Spinster | Beautiful Woman | Amateur Detective

Cast

Geraldine McEwan	...	Miss Marple
Isabella Parriss	...	Young Miss Marple
James Howard	...	Hotel Doorman 1891
Adam Smethurst	...	Cab Driver
Tony Bignell	...	Newsboy
Vincent Regan	...	Mickey Gorman
Mark Heap	...	Mr. Humfries
Emily Beecham	...	Elvira Blake
Mary Nighy	...	Brigit Milford
Martine McCutcheon	...	Jane Cooper
Charles Kay	...	Canon Pennyfather
Ed Stoppard	...	Malinowski
Nicholas Burns	...	Jack & Joel Britten
Mica Paris	...	Amelia Walker
Francesca Annis	...	Lady Selina Hazy

Also Known As:

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Claremont Fan Court School, Esher, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Agatha Christie

Trivia:

In the opening minutes, as Miss Marple stares in wonderment at the lobby of Bertram's Hotel, the manager is on the phone and says, "Uh, no, I'm afraid Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today." The line is from the 1934 Cole Porter song "Miss Otis Regrets" performed by many artists including Ella Fitzgerald and 'Nat ‘King’ Cole', and more recently by Bette Midler on the final episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Elvira Blake and Brigit Milford enter the dining room and talk to Miss Marple, Brigit is in front. When the scene cuts back to them a second later, Elvira's shoulder is in front of Brigit's. The cut is too quick for their positions to change.

Movie Connections:

Version of At Bertram's Hotel (1987) (TV)

Let's face it...

Let's just face it-- not every single Agatha Christie novel was as great as THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL was one of the more "boring" books. This adaptation is basically a complete rewrite with the same title. I think it did a great job of spicing things up! As I've said before, I love Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple. The first 20 minutes of the movie were a complete ordeal for me. After that, the movie became more and more bearable, and by the end, it became rather entertaining. Disagree with me if you like, but I think the movie was rather good, despite the 33+ changes I noticed while watching. It's definitely worth a watch.