An Inspector Calls

1954

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery

21
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 6131 6.1K

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Plot summary

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

Director

Guy Hamilton Photo
Guy Hamilton

Top cast

Frances Gowens Photo
Frances Gowens as Small Girl
Arthur Young Photo
Arthur Young as Mr. Birling
Alastair Sim Photo
Alastair Sim as Inspector Poole
Eileen Moore Photo
Eileen Moore as Sheila
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691.02 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
Seeds 1
1.23 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 20 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Alastair Sim is super as the man who

Alastair Sim is super as the man who calls upon the well-to-do "Birling" family with the very sad news that a young girl has been found dead. What's that to do with them, asks "Mr. Birling" (Arthur Young)? Well over the next eighty minutes this man lays before them a cleverly constructed series of theories that could easily suggest that any or all of them might be responsible for the sad and lonely predicament the young woman found herself in at the end of her life. Spurned affections and accusations of neglect, cruelty - psychologically rather than physical, and thoughtlessness could readily be laid at their door as "Poole" exposes a family riven with double standards and hypocrisy. His simple and polite inquisition gradually reveals secrets that the family would far sooner have remained so - but, are they the only people with secrets? Is "Poole" really who he claims to be? Guy Hamilton cleverly allows the darkly mischievous writing of JB Priestley and the considerable talents of his leading man to take centre screen here, and to draw us into this spider's web of a story. The format sticks pretty closely to that of the original stage performance - almost all set in just the one room of their home, and each of the small cast get their moment to squirm under his spotlight of interrogation. It's well paced and shows off Sim at his best.
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Reviewed by chris_gaskin123 8 / 10

A strange visitor interrupts dinner

I've just seen An Inspector Calls for the first time and found it very enjoyable. The ending was a bit of a surprise.

The Birlings, a rich English family are having dinner one evening when a copper calls round to see them and tell them about a girl who has just been found dead. At first, they deny they knew her but each member of the family did know her and had a different connection with her. These include being a former lover and a former employee. Later on, we learn the truth and there is something strange about the Inspector...

The Inspector is played brilliantly by the great Alastair Sim (Scrooge) and the rest of the cast includes Arthur Young and Brian Forbes.

This is a must see, especially for old movie fans. Brilliant.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5.

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