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In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd ( EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton ), based on Christie's 1962 novel.

The film featured an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, and Kim Novak.

Edward Fox appeared as Inspector Craddock, who did Miss Marple's legwork.

Lansbury's Marple was a crisp, intelligent woman who moved stiffly and spoke in clipped tones.

Unlike most incarnations of Miss Marple, this one smoked cigarettes.