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Agatha Christie's Poirot, Vol. 4
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Product Details
- Starring: Josiane Grizeau
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- EAN: 9781569383872
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- Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
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- ISBN: 1569383871
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- Label: Acorn Media
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- Manufacturer: Acorn Media
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- Number of Items: 3
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: Acorn Media
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- Release Date: 2000-05-30
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- Studio: Acorn Media
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- Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot, Vol. 4
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- UPC: 054961387137
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Product Description: In two of the three episodes included here, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot tries to solve a crime before it's even happened. In "Wasps' Nest," it's a murder--but the victim isn't the person you'd expect. In "The Million-Dollar Bond Robbery," it's the theft of American bonds en route from London to New York. But even the most devious criminal mind is no match for Agatha Christie's famous detective. These videos, originally produced for the BBC, are sure to delight old fans and enchant new ones. David Suchet's portrayal gives Poirot a depth of character often missing from other screen versions; Suchet's Poirot is charming, witty, finicky, and sometimes downright testy. Yet he is always compassionate, especially in the more somber "Plymouth Express," in which a mining magnate's daughter is killed for her jewels. The series' producers spared no expense with the set, re-creating mid-1930s London from Poirot's well-appointed art deco apartment to the seedy side streets where bookies and jewel thieves ply their trade. In "The Million-Dollar Bond Robbery," black-and-white footage of Poirot and his associate, Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser), has even been worked into a historical newsreel of the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary. With details like these, the series brings to life not only one of the most famous detectives in fiction, but also an entire bygone era. --Larisa Lomacky Moore
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Customer Reviews
British Mysteries
Poirot is always a joy to watch and try to figure out what he is thinking.
Poirot and Hastings are like Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
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Summer Movies
Arrived on time. No damage. Gave as a gift and recipient just loves them.
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It's great!
Every once in a while, an actor comes along who not only plays the role of Sherlock Holmes, but actually redefines the role. Well, this has now happened with Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot! In 1989, veteran actor David Suchet (b.1946) was tapped to play Poirot, and the rest, as they say, is history.
This marvelous DVD contains three(!) of the hour-long episodes of the Adventures of Hercule Poirot:
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery - Season 3, episode 2 (13 January 1991) - The London and Scottish Bank is sending a shipment of bonds to the US, and wants Hercule Poirot to help watch over the transaction. But, when the bonds disappear mysteriously, it is no more than the great detective expected!
The Plymouth Express - Season 3, episode 9 (3 March 1991) - When a distraught father comes to Poirot and asks him to investigate his daughter's suitor, his first instinct is to turn the request down. But, there is more going on here than meets the eye.
Wasp's Nest - Season 3, episode 4 (27 January 1991) - It's just a garden party, but to Poirot it is so much more. Two people are in danger - Poirot sees it as if it has already happened.
This is a great DVD, one that I highly recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery, or just loves excellent drama. It's great!
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Love Poirot!
I love the intrigue created in such films. Wasp's Nest leaves the first time viewer on the edge of his or her seat not knowing really until the end what happened. True of the other two flicks on the DVD as well.
Great film. I wish only that they were still making more of these kinds of stories.
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Give the viewer a clue
I'm very dissatisfied with this collection of Poirot mysteries. In "Plymouth Express" Poirot pulls the solution of the mystery right out of a hat -- no chance for the viewer to even make a guess.
Weak, very weak indeed.
The production values are up to the usual high standards but the plots of all 3 of these mysteries are extremely flimsy.
On a positive note, it makes avoiding the $24 purchase all the easier for those who luckily have not made the purchase yet.
Maybe they did us a favor sticking 3 clunkers on one DVD.
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