Dieci persone, che non si conoscono tra di loro, sono state invitate da un certo U.N.Owen a trascorrere un fantastico fine settimana su un'isola sperduta chiamata Nigger Island nel Devon: Vera Claythorne, il dottor Edward Armstrong, il vecchio giudice Wargrave, i domestici Thomas Rogers e Ethel Rogers, la religiosa zitella Emily Brent, il figlio del duca Anthony Marston, il generale John Machartur, il detective William Blore e l'avventuriero Philip Lombard. Appena arrivata, Vera nota una filastrocca appesa sul caminetto, e presente in ogni camera, che parla di dieci piccoli indiani che, in seguito a varie disgrazie, muoiono. Quella sera la filastrocca diventa realtà e tutti i personaggi iniziano a morire proprio come scritto fino al colpo di scena finale.
Durata: 97 minuti
Data uscita 1945-10-31
Incassi: $1,000,000.00
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Read the novel. That's the main point I'm trying to make here, as the film just doesn't do it justice. Agatha Christie's expertly-written, suspenseful, and, at times, downright frightening novel is a great read that I highly recommend. But too many things are messed with in the movie. Two main examples are: names of characters are randomly changed for apparently no reason, and the ending isn't even the same as the novel. I don't know why they bothered to keep the same name for the movie, as their contrived ending is no longer in keeping with the title. One positive thing I can say is that it has a good cast, and Walter Huston really stands out, but it's just not enough to save the movie, in my opinion. Would I recommend? No. Just read the novel.