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DVD : Poirot - Classic Crimes Collection (The Mystery of the Blue Train / After the Funeral / Cards on the Table / Taken at the Flood) |
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List Price: $59.95Amazon.com's Price: $33.99 You Save: $25.96 (43%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961752106
Format: Box set, Color, Subtitled, Closed-captioned
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Running Time: 379 minutes
Sales Rank: 4091
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 1990
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Product Description:
Tony Award-nominee David Suchet reprises his celebrated role as Hercule Poirot in the CLASSIC CRIMES COLLECTION--an exclusive collection of four brand-new A&E original films. Artfully adapted from Agatha Christie s famous mystery series each multi-million dollar production features a top-notch cast stunning settings and of course enough murder and mystery to test the mettle of our inimitably beloved Belgian sleuth.The CLASSIC CRIMES COLLECTION contains the following four brand-new Poirot movies:THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN: When the daughter of an oil magnate is found dead on the famous Blue Train to the French Riviera Poirot must investigate the past to reveal the killer.TAKEN AT THE FLOOD: Mystery surrounds a young woman after her new husband is killed in the London Blitz but with the discovery of new information Poirot wonders about her true motives.AFTER THE FUNERAL: Following the murder of a wealthy patriarch Poirot is called upon to begin an investigation. The case takes a wild twist however when his prime suspect turns up dead.CARDS ON THE TABLE: When the host is found dead at a card game four investigators - including Poirot himself - look for clues as they set out to discover which guest is the killer.System Requirements:Running Time 379 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 733961752106 Manufacturer No: AAE-75210
Amazon.com:
The incomparable David Suchet reprises his role as Agatha Christie's indefatigable Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in this collection of four A&E teleplays. Poirot is older now, and mostly solo in solving his crimes, without his previous sidekicks Hastings and Japp. Yet the world-weary Suchet is as compelling as ever to watch, surrounded by the decadent rich who seem to find murder an easy solution to life's inconveniences. The Mystery of the Blue Train, for instance, features a young, and suddenly very dead, heiress, with a dissolute husband, an overprotective father (a fabulously blustery Elliott Gould), greedy cousins, and all sorts of scheming money-owing hangers-on--all cocooned and coddled on a luxury train on the French Riviera. Indeed, one of the many pleasures of this collection is its very high production values; sets, costumes, and locations are detailed and opulently believable. (Though one annoying tic from the films' TV roots inexplicably remains: some 'naughty' words, like the 'God' in 'God-damned,' are edited out; surely we home viewers could handle a teensy bit of upper-crust rough talk?) The supporting casts are rich and varied, and the suspects deliciously numerous. And at the center of it all is the ever-refined, driven Poirot, who will not rest until the evil-doers are exposed. Extras include biographies of Agatha Christie and of David Suchet. --A.T. Hurley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Another Christie-Suchet Masterpiece
Even though Acorn Media's Poirot releases were lot better, I think AE's Poirot adaptations are satisfactory.
There are only few things that make you feel like it's 1940s or 50s England, but still adaptation and storyline is very accurate.
Probably that's all we are looking for in a Poirot movie...
Rating:  - Porot, indeed
Great purchase for me. I love the A&E or Mystery TV of the Poirot series (whichever channel it was on....) and grew up reading Agatha Chrisite. This product was just how the seller claimed and arrived quickly. Thanks!
Rating:  - Poirot-Classic Crimes Collection
I have been a big fan of David Suchet and all the actors of the BBC Poirot series. This collection does not live up to the superior standards of the earlier ones. A small complaint is the amatuerish acting. But a bigger complaint is that I can barely understand the dialogue. The actors mumble and slur. And there's no Closed Captioning! How can these be produced without Closed Captioning? In spite of all this I give these films three stars, primarily for the presence of David Suchet, and for ... Read More
Rating: - Good, but not as good as the earlier Suchet's
I have all the David Suchet Poirot mysteries, including this set, and I like them all. But the stories in this set are not as good as the earlier shows. For one thing, the absence of Miss Lemon and the redoubtable Hastings is sorely felt. The three of them worked so well together, and Hasting's bumbling brought an excellent touch of comedy to the show. The stories in this set are well done and excellently acted. But they are darker in general. There is little humor or lightness. Now, that can be ... Read More
Rating: - Quite Fun with exciting twists
Another good Poirot mystery collection starring David Suchet, who continues to be excellent as the great Belgium detective.
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