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Agatha Christie's Poirot [videorecording] : the movie collection / a Carnaval Films production in association with LWTP, an LWT programme for ITV ; producer, Brian Eastman ; dramatized by William Humble, Clive Exton ; directors, Andrew Grieve, Stephen Whittaker, Ross Devenish, Renny Rye.

Eastman, Brian (Added Author). Humble, William (Added Author). Exton, Clive (Added Author). Whittaker, Stephen, 1947-2003 (Added Author). Devenish, Ross (Added Author). Grieve, Andrew. (Added Author). Rye, Renny (Added Author). Suchet, David. (Added Author). Fraser, Hugh. (Added Author). Jackson, Philip, 1948- (Added Author). Moran, Pauline. (Added Author). Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 (Added Author). Carnival Films (Brazil) (Added Author). LWTP (Firm) (Added Author). London Weekend Television (Firm) (Added Author). ITV (Firm) (Added Author). Acorn Media (Firm) (Added Author). David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran. (Cast).

Summary:

Belgium sleuth Hercule Poirot untangles a baffling mystery of a murderer who announces his next victims through a series of letters each addressed to the detective himself.
After a stay at the Ritz in Paris, Poirot is flying home to London when a fellow passenger succumbs mysteriously. A ruthless blackmailer is killed on board a plane full of likely suspects. Unfortunately for the culprit, Belgium sleuth Hercule Poirot is also on board.
While recovering from a war wound, Hastings meets Poirot and solve the murder at the Styles.
Poirot must solve the murder of his dentist where a broken shoe buckle becomes the key to solving the crime.
While staying at End House in Cornwall, Poirot must solve the mysterious attempts to kill Nick Buckley.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1569384525 (set)
  • ISBN: 9781569384527 (set)
  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (103 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (53 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
  • Publisher: Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, [2001]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as television movies in 1990 and 1992.
Based on the novels by Agatha Christie.
Includes The Poirot casebook : a celebration of the classic TV mystery.
Special features: interactive menus; scene index; biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet; Poirot trivia; cast filmographies; Agatha Christie materials.
Formatted Contents Note:
ABC murders (1992) -- Death in the clouds (1992) -- Mysterious affair at Styles (1990) -- One, two, buckle my shoe (1992) -- Peril at End House (1990)
Participant or Performer Note:
David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital.

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Subject: Murder > Investigation > Drama.
Feature films.
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Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 5 of 5 copies available at Harney County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 5 of 5 copies available at Harney County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Harney County Library DVD POI Death in the Clouds (Text) 37720000216572 Video Available -
Harney County Library DVD POI Mysterious Affair at Styles (Text) 37720000247445 Video Available -
Harney County Library DVD POI One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Text) 37720000216895 Video Available -
Harney County Library DVD POI Peril at End House (Text) 37720000216853 Video Available -
Harney County Library DVD POI The ABC Murders (Text) 37720000216903 Video Available -

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