Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Agatha Christie's Poirot. The new mysteries collection [videorecording] / [presented by] A & E ; London Weekend Television ; produced by Margaret Mitchell ; screenplay by Kevin Elyot, Nick Dear ; directed by Andy Wilson, Dave Moore, Simon Langton, Paul Unwin.

Publisher, Date:

Burlington, VT : A & E Home Video ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, [2005]

Description:

4 videodiscs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

"Death on the Nile": A pleasure cruise down the Nile turns deadly when a murder is discovered on board. "Sad Cypress": The solution to a double-murder case appears to be cut and dried, but Poirot's instincts eventually lead him to the real truth. "The Hollow": A weekend retreat where all the guests appear to despise one another finds Poirot hard at work doing what he does best. "Five little pigs": Poirot agrees to help a young woman prove her mother's innocence, 14 years after being sent to the gallows.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Detectives -- England -- Drama.

Murder -- Investigation -- England -- Drama.

Feature films.

Detective and mystery television programs.

Interpersonal relations.

Other Author:

Wilson, A. J. (Andy J.)

Moore, Dave.

Langton, Simon.

Unwin, Paul.

Suchet, David.

Fox, James, 1939-

Griffiths Malin, Emma, 1981-

Dermot Walsh, Elisabeth, 1976-

Fuhrer, Martin.

Aspinall, James.

Gunning, Chris.

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.

A & E Home Video (Firm)

New Video Group.

Other Title:

New mysteries collection.

Poirot.

Agatha Christie's Poirot.

Notes:

Title from container.

"Death on the Nile" originally broadcast on television in 2004; "Sad Cypress" originally broadcast on television in 2003; "The Hollow" originally broadcast on television in 2004; "Five little pigs" originally broadcast on television in 2003.

Based on the novels by Agatha Christie.

Special features: Agatha Christie biography; David Suchet biography; index of all Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot stories.

Directors of photography, Martin Fuhrer, James Aspinall ; art directors, Richard Hogan, Fleur Whitlock ; editors, Melanie Viner-Cuneo, Andrew McClelland, Jon Costelloe ; original music, Christopher Gunning ; costume designer, Sheena Napier ; production designer, Michael Pickwood ; visual effects supervisor, Alan Church.

David Suchet, James Fox, Emma Griffiths Malin, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Rupert Penry-Jones, Jonathan Cake, Megan Dodds, Rachael Stirling, Aidan Gillen.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

Contents:

Death on the Nile -- Sad Cypress -- The Hollow -- Five little pigs.

ISBN:

0767076796

Publisher Number:

AAE-71727

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

160086

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Poirot

Medium:

[videorecording]