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In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. Directed by Tom George.
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In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. Directed by Tom George.
Outstanding British Film of the Year | 2023 | Mark
Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | 2023 | Daniel
Budget 40,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 21,921,551 USD
The announcer heard on the radio when part of The Mousetrap is being performed in this film is the same recording used in the actual stage play. That recording was made by the late actor Deryck Guyler in 1952 and is still in use to this day. Also the viewer can briefly see the clock above the fireplace. This is the only surviving prop from the original opening night of the show on October 6th 1952 and is still in use to this day.
In the final scene, Dickie Attenborough says of The Mousetrap "It's not exactly Hamlet." The play-within-a-play that appears in Act 3 of Hamlet is called The Mousetrap. Inspector Stoppard also says to Constable Stalker "The play's the thing," a line from Hamlet.
Richard "Dickie" Attenborough greets the detectives as "Darling." This was a real-life quirk of Attenborough's which he admitted he would often use if he forgot someone's name.
While questioning the concierge at the Savoy, Stalker asks him what part of France he is from, to which he replies "Belgium." This is a reference to Dame Agatha Christie's famous character Hercule Poirot, who is Belgian, but is often mistaken for being French.
Most of the police force are busy dealing with the "Rillington Place" murders. Sir Richard Attenborough (the lead actor in the play "The Mousetrap") played the serial killer Reginald Christie in 10 Rillington Place (1971), based on those real-life crimes. In addition, when constable Stalker is calling women from the victim's little black book, she calls a Beryl and a Geraldine. These are the names of the mother and daughter Christie killed and blamed on Beryl's husband.
"Inspector Stoppard: So what did he do that made you suspicious? Dennis Corrigan: It wasn't so much what he did. It was more the way that he did it. Inspector Stoppard: How'd did he do it? Dennis Corrigan: Sort of... suspiciously."
"Constable Stalker: Stop in the name of the Law!"
