The Agatha Christie 6 disc collection
Christie, Agatha, 1890-19762008
DVDs and BluRay
Total copies: 1
The Mirror Crack'd: The year is 1953. The small English village of St. Mary Mead, home to Miss Jane Marple, is delighted when a big American movie company arrives to make a movie telling of the relationship between Jane Grey and Elisabeth I, starring the famous actresses Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster. Marina arrives with her husband, Jason, and when she discovers that Lola is going to be in the movie with her she hits the roof as Lola and Marina loathe each other on sight. Marina has been getting death threats and at a party at the manor house, Heather Babcock, after boring Marina with a long story, drinks a cocktail made for Marina and dies from poisoning. Everybody believes that Marina is the target but the police officer investigating the case, Inspector Craddock isn't sure so he asks Miss Marple, his aunt, to investigate.Death On The Nile : During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel populated with wealthy passengers, widely despised heiress and home wrecker Linnet Ridgeway is murdered. Also aboard is famed Belgian detective Poirot and his taciturn traveling companion, Colonel Race. Poirot undertakes an investigation into Ridgeway's killing.Murder On The Orient Express: After solving a case, Hercule Poirot takes the Orient Express home. On board is Ratchett, a millionaire and his secretary Hector MacQueen and butler Beddoes. Also there is a Count and Countess, a Colonel, a bossy American woman, an Italian, a Princess and her nurse and Pierre, the conductor. The train gets stuck in the snow and during the night, Ratchett is murdered, stabbed many times. Poirot and Bianchi (the train's detective and friend) investigate and discover that Ratchett and the rest of the passengers are involved in the "Daisy Armstrong" case in which a child was taken for ransom and then horribly killed.Evil Under The Sun: Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding firstly a dead woman's body found on a moor and then a important diamond sent to the company to be insured turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall by Sir Horace Platt and Arlena is on her honeymoon with her husband and step-daughter on a tropical island hotel. He joins them on the island and finds that everybody else starts to hate Arlena for different reasons - refusing to do a stage show, stopping a book, and for having an open affair with Patrick Redfern, another guest, in full view of his shy wife. So it's only a matter of time before Arlena turns up dead, strangled and Poirot must find out who it is.Endless Night: After marrying his boss, a beautiful and wealthy heiress, a chauffeur believes he has it made until he discovers that their 'dream house' is a palatial death trap rumoured to be under a curse.
Main title:
The Agatha Christie 6 disc collection / Agatha Christie.
Author:
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, authorGoodwin, Richard B., 1934-, producerHamilton, Guy, directorGuillermin, John, 1925-2015, directorLumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, directorGilliat, Leslie, producerGilliat, Sidney, directorLansbury, Angela, 1925-, actorChaplin, Geraldine, 1944-, actorCurtis, Tony, 1925-2010, actorFox, Edward, 1937-, actorHudson, Rock, 1925-1985, actorNovak, Kim, actorTaylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actorUstinov, Peter, actorBirkin, Jane, 1946-, actorChiles, Lois, 1947-, actorDavis, Bette, 1908-, actorFarrow, Mia, 1945-, actorFinch, Jon, 1941-2012, actorHussey, Olivia, actorJohar, I. S., actorKennedy, George, actorMacCorkindale, Simon, 1952-2010, actorNiven, David, actorSmith, Maggie, 1934-, actorWarden, Jack, actorFinney, Albert, 1936-, actorBacall, Lauren, 1924-2014, actorBalsam, Martin, 1919-1996, actorBergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982, actorBisset, Jacqueline, 1944-, actorCassel, Jean-Pierre, 1932-2007, actorConnery, Sean, actorGielgud, John, Sir, 1904-, actorHiller, Wendy, 1912-2003, actorPerkins, Anthony, 1932-1992, actorRedgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, actorBlakely, Colin, actorClay, Nicholas, actorMason, James, 1909-1984, actorMcDowall, Roddy, actorMiles, Sylvia, 1932-, actorQuilley, Denis, actorRigg, Diana, actorMills, Hayley, actorBennett, Hywell, actorEckland, Britt, actorSanders, George, 1906-1972, actorOscarsson, Per, actorBrabourne, John, actorStudio CanalUniversal Pictures (Firm)
Imprint:
[United States] : Universal Studios [distributor], 2008.[Millers Point, N.S.W.] : Universal Pictures : Studio Canal, 2008.copyright 2013.
Collation:
6 videodiscs (DVD) (621 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Based on the novels by Agatha Christie.Bonus disc: Agatha Christie woman of mystery.In English.
Credits:
The mirror crack'd (c1980): produced by John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin ; directed by Guy Hamilton. Death on the Nile (c1978): produced by John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin ; directed by John Guillermin. Murder on the Orient Express (c1981): produced by John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin ; directed by Sidney Lumet. Evil under the sun (c1981): produced by John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin ; directed by Guy Hamilton. Endless night (c1972): produced by Leslie Gilliat ; directed by Sidney Gilliat. Bonus disc: Agatha Christie woman of mystery (c2008)
Performers:
Cast: The mirror crack'd: Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor. Death on the Nile: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jon Finch, Olivia Hussey, I.S. Johar, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Simon MacCorkindale, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Jack Warden. Murder on the Orient Express: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave. Evil under the sun: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, James Mason, Roddy McDowall, Sylvia Miles, Denis Quilley, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith. Endless night: Hayley Mills, Hywell Bennett, Britt Eckland, George Sanders, Per Oscarsson.
Audience:
Censorship classification: The mirror crack'd: PG. Death on the Nile: M 15+. Murder on the Orient Express: PG. Evil under the sun: PG. Endless night: M.
System details:
No regional information.
Contents:
The mirror crack'd (103 min.)Death on the Nile (135 min.)Murder on the Orient Express (116 min.)Evil under the sun (116 min.)Endless night (95 min.)Bonus disc: Agatha Christie woman of mystery (56 min.)
Dewey class:
823.912A
Language:
English
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Subject:
Poirot, Hercule, (Fictitious character) -- FictionPoirot, Hercule, (Fictitious character)Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- Film adaptationsChristie, Agatha, 1890-1976Detective and mystery television programsFeature filmsFeature films [DVD]Marple, Jane (Fictitious character)Murder -- InvestigationPoirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- FictionPrivate investigatorsMurder -- Investigation -- DramaDetective and mystery filmsEnglish fiction -- Film adaptationsWomen novelists, English -- 20th century -- BiographyDocumentary filmsMarple, Jane (Fictitious character) -- FictionMurder -- Investigation -- England -- FictionEnglandFictionDramaBiographyFilm adaptations
BRN:
761472