Poirot - The Movie Collection, Set 2 (Murder on the Links / Hickory Dickory Dock / Dumb Witness / Hercule Poirot's Christmas) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Edward Bennett, Andrew Grieve
Actors: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Ann Morrish, Philip Jackson (ii), Patrick Ryecart
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 26583
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 412 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 2.4
MPN: 5521
ISBN: 1569385521
UPC: 054961552191
EAN: 9781569385524
ASIN: B000065AYI
Theatrical Release Date: October 31, 1996
Release Date: June 4, 2002
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Supersleuth Hercule Poirot bets his beloved mustache that he can solve a murder more quickly than a truculent French detective in this excellent collection of four movies based on Agatha Christie mysteries. The bet takes place in Murder on the Links; a body found on a golf course points to a crime committed years before--but the real question is, has Poirot's good friend Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser) found true love? Similarly, though the twisty plot of Hickory Dickory Dock revolves around diamond smuggling and a death in a student hostel, for many fans it's the story in which Poirot's ever-precise secretary Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran, nowhere near as ugly as Christie's description of the character) makes a rare mistake. In Dumb Witness, a fox terrier gives Poirot the final insight to catch the killer of a wealthy woman, cutting through the seance-crazed antics of a pair of eccentric old sisters. But perhaps the best of the quartet is Hercule Poirot's Christmas, featuring a sexy Spanish spitfire, a vengeful marked woman, and one of the most unsavory victims in all of Christie's work. Through it all, fastidious and scrupulously observant, Poirot sifts through the slippery details and comes to his unerring conclusion. As the Belgian detective, David Suchet has taken a character who could easily be a cartoon or a cardboard cutout and made him three-dimensional and sympathetic. One starts to wonder, what is his home life like? Does he grow lonely? Such musings are the mark of a truly vivid performance; Suchet never fails to drive each movie forward, step by irrevocable step. (The extras are meager; filmographies, sketchy biographies, and odd bits of trivia.) --Bret Fetzer
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Winter Movies June 28, 2008
NANA MARY (Arm Pit of America, OK)
Arrived on time. No damage. Gave as a gift and recipient just loves them.
Excellent June 5, 2008
Jillian James (Milwaukee, WI)
If you are interested in a by-gone era of the gentry in their English country mansions, Art Deco furnishings, dressing for dinner, and the romance of train travel the Poirot series is for you. The recreation in the details is stunning. David Suchet, the most brilliant actor has convinced me he is Hercule Poirot, the most brilliant detective.
David Suchet is Poirot and Poirot is David Suchet November 16, 2007
Paul Dsouza (Seattle, WA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
There is something just so lovable about this Belgian detective and his little gray cells. What is incredible about this entire series is the attention to detail on costumes, settings and ensuring that the art-deco feel of parts of England can be recreated. I have always been a great fan of Agatha Christie and, in particular, the character of Hercule Poirot (I have found Miss Marple to be rather annoying). But David Suchet has resulted in a fan following for this character that has little to do with the original character. Each and every little flaw, trait, quirk, is played to great effect. This added to the already-flawless plots of Agatha Christie make this entire series a jewel in the crown.
 Mind stimulating overall, but could do without some immoral content March 24, 2007
Sola Fide (Orlando, FL USA)
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've seen three of the four in the set so far. The set arrived very quickly. The three that I've watched so far are "Dumb Witness", "Hickory Dickory Dock", and "Hercule Poirot's Christmas." I found all of the films to be mentally stimulating overall. They did keep me guessing to the end, and I think that that is the point of the mystery genre. Good job on that. I did find that both "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Hercule Poirot's Christmas" had a scene where there was either unclean language/humor or characters that were almost nude (suggestably before or after marital relations.) I would love to have young children over to watch these films, but I would not want them exposed to such content. I suppose this is considered being too straightlaced in our modern sex-crazed culture, but there must be lines drawn somewhere.
Best of Poirot February 20, 2007
V. Comer (Cumming, GA United States)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am an avid Poirot fan - David Suchet is perfection! This DVD is the best of the best, epecially Dumb Witness. If you love the Poirot mysteries as much as I do, then you will have to have this DVD. If you are a novice, this would be a great way to start.
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