▁its ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Bos ley ▁Crow ther ▁said ▁that ▁" R ene ▁Cla ir ▁has ▁produced ▁an ▁exc iting ▁film ▁and ▁has ▁directed ▁a ▁splendid ▁cast ▁in ▁it ▁with ▁humor ▁and ▁a ▁light ▁mac ab re ▁touch ." ▁The ▁film ▁kept ▁its ▁audience ▁involved ▁" from ▁fear ▁and ▁trem bling , ▁not ▁from ▁g ore ." ▁Several ▁performances ▁were ▁highlight ed , ▁including ▁Walter ▁H ust on ▁and ▁Barry ▁Fitz ger ald . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁film ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Leop ard ▁and ▁the ▁Best ▁D irection ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Loc ar no ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁copy right ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁distributed ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁studio , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox , ▁the ▁copy right ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁lap se ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁domain . ▁ ▁Several ▁different ▁ed itions ▁of ▁varying ▁quality ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁to ▁home ▁video ▁formats . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁sometimes ▁var ies ▁with ▁who ▁listed ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Radio ▁Times ▁alter ed ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁Ten ▁Little ▁N ig gers ▁for ▁an ▁air ing ▁on ▁BBC ▁television ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July . ▁That ▁is ▁the ▁original ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁as ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁film ▁being ▁shown ▁was ▁this ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁American ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁R ene ▁Cla ir . ▁ ▁S ens itivity ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁novel