And Then There Were None Movie Vs Book

And Then There Were None is considered a true masterpiece by Agatha Christie. It sold over 100 million copies since it was written in 1939. And Then There Were None has been made into a film 25 times, a video game, a play, and parodied dozens of times as well. The book is a mysterious story about how a murderous man who invited nine other criminals (ten people in total) to an island and killed them all one by one according to a poem. In 1945, And Then There Were None was turned into a movie by René Clair who directed and produced it. It starred actors Barry Fitzgerald (Justice Wargrave), Walter Huston (Doctor), Louis Hayward (Philip/Charles), and actress June Duprez (Vera Claythorne). Changes were made in the movie such as when the characters were innocent, names of characters, and the mood of movie is different from the book. Overall, René Clair’s changes did not work out.
Many fans dislike to the changes that are made and even feel betrayed. He made the mood lighter by adding humor such as when he had the characters singing ridiculous songs and when the actors were chasing each other around. These added scenes made the movie cheesy as well. It was oddly satisfying to readers to have the criminals die which made the book more intriguing. And Then There Were None, the movie, left watchers unsatisfied and disappointed because two innocent people lived happily. In the book no one was virtuous and they all died. The mood of René Clair’s And Then There Were None made it a typical hollywood movie with a happy ending which surprised the audience when they were expecting a dark, more exciting