Коллекция Агаты Кристи (Великобритания / 1985)
The Agatha Christie Megaset Collection
Режиссер:
Дэвид Такер,
Джулиан Эмис,
Мэри МакМюрэй,
Рой Боултинг,
Том Клегг,
Брайан Фарнхэм,
Эндрю Гриве,
Мартин Френд,
Джон Ховард Дэйвис,
Норман Стоун,
Кристофер Петит
В ролях:
Тим Митс,
Джосс Экленд,
Хелен Черри,
Джон Хорсли,
Питер Тибурли,
Поли Адамс,
Роберт Лэнг,
Брайан Макграт,
Престон Локвуд,
Джордж Бейкер,
Джоан Гринвуд,
Филип Джексон,
Хью Фрэйзер,
Кэролайн Пиклз,
Барбара Барнс,
Дина Стабб,
Рон Берглас,
Доминик Гуард,
Фиона Аллен,
Паулина Моран,
Джеми Бамбер,
Грегор Трутер,
Флора Монтгомери,
Оливер Форд Дэвис,
Хелена Мишель,
Кэролайн Блэкистон,
Дайлис Гамлетт,
Джон Кэссади,
Элизабет Гарви,
Барри Ньюман,
Фрэнк Мидлмэсс,
Софи Уорд,
Эдриан Лукис,
Клэр Блум,
Дональд Плизенс,
Джоан Хиксон,
Дэвид Суше,
Невилл Филлипс,
Роджер Фрост,
Кристофер Гуд,
Джин Симмонс,
Дэвид Хорович,
Джон Кастл,
Эндрю Бикнелл,
Майкл Калвер,
Дэвид Бимс,
Джульетт Моль,
Джек Уотсон,
Джон Беннетт,
Джин Андерсон,
Джон Молдер-Браун,
Джералдин Александер,
Иэн Бримбл,
Маргарет Тижак
Thirteen Back-To-Back Feature-Length Mysteries On Nine DVDs!!!
Miss Marple Mysteries
A Caribbean Mystery
This tale finds Miss Marple in a most exotic location - vacationing in the West Indies. However, even paradise among the idle rich can prove a trifle dull to a pensioner in a tweed two-piece. Then, without warning, a tropical breeze blows an ill wind upon the Golden Palm Hotel, and Major Palgrave turns up dead. Immediately, the indomitable Miss Marple perks up and begins gathering the suspects. But with so many weird and wonderful guests lurking about the hotel, it seems that even the senior sleuth may have difficulty in cracking the case. When more bodies appear, time proves of the essence …
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
There is a great excitement in the village of St. Mary Mead - American movie star Marina Gregg is in town with her husband to shoot a new picture. At her new home, Marina hosts an annual fete and invites the entire village. It is there that Heather Badcok inadvertently drinks a poison cocktail intended for Marina. Then a second killing occurs. Miss Marple soon uncovers deadly jealousies amongst the cast and crew that puts her hot on the trail of the killer … and Miss Marple's script does not call for getting away with murder!
Sleeping Murder
When Giles and Gwenda Reed move into their dream house in a seaside resort, Gwenda finds herself haunted by the vision of a body in the hall. It takes Miss Marple's keen intuition to enlighten the Reeds: the imagined body is Gwenda's stepmother, thought to have run away long ago - but was in fact strangled when Gwenda herself lived in the house as a young child. Miss Marple is not about to let sleeping murders lie, especially not after a former maid is found murdered and Gwenda becomes the next potential victim. To put this one to rest, she'll have to awaken a killer.
4:50 from Paddington
On a jaunt to visit her friend Miss Marple , Elspeth McGillicuddy chances to glimpse a man strangling a woman on a passing train. Thus begins the extraordinary case of the 4:50 From Paddington. When police fail to turn up a body, Miss McGillicuddy's ghastly observation is dismissed as the vivid imaginings of an elderly lady. But Miss Marple knows better than to doubt murder, and her search for the corpse leads her to stately Rutherford Hall, and to crusty old Luther Crackenthorpe, patriarch of a family with a dark past. With Miss Marple dissecting the clues, it's only a matter of time before she exposes the Crackenthorpes.
The Moving Finger
A rash of poison pen letters has been causing quite a stir in the quaint village of Lymston. So much so that Maud Calthrop , the vicar's wife, calls in her old friend Miss Marple for help. Miss Marple quickly discovers that Lymston has a wealth of potentially cranky correspondents. When the solicitor's wife turns up dead with one of the letters and a suicide note, our heroine's suspicions are aroused. A second death is unmistakably murder, and still the ominous letters keep coming. It seems only Miss Marple can uncover the true identity of The Moving Finger.
At Bertram's Hotel
London's Bertram's Hotel is a well-polished retreat where dowager duchesses, retired clergyman, and aging generals can indulge in the comforts of a bygone era. But it's just a little too proper for guest Miss Marple - she feels something sinister lurks beneath the hotel's genteel veneer. And rightly so! Society beauty Bess Sedgwick , known for her appetite for adventure and men, has registered at the very same time as a certain woman who happens to be her greatest rival - her daughter. When the Irish doorman turns up dead, Miss Marple launches her investigation and the hotel's respectable facade begins to crumble.
The Murder at the Vicarage
Murder at the Vicarage begins with foul language and foul play. In the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, Miss Marple overhears the mild mannered Reverend Clement swearing in anger about the most unpopular Colonel Lucius Protheroe . Throughout the day, Miss Marple learns that certain other villagers have reason to hate the Colonel, so that when his body is found the next day, there is no shortage of suspects. To complicate matters, some villagers have alibis, some confessions. It will take all of Miss Marple's intuitive powers to separate the killer from the pretenders.
Nemesis
In Nemesis, not only does Miss Marple have to solve a crime, but she has to discover what it is. It begins with a cryptic letter from a recently deceased friend asking her to right an injustice, but giving no details - no who, what, when or where. Her only starting point is a ticket for a bus tour of historic homes. In true Agatha Christie fashion, not all of the passengers are on the tour by chance. And when one of them ends up dead, Miss Marple is drawn into circumstances which grow ever more strange and sinister.
They Do It with Mirrors
Why is Miss Marple's friend, Carrie-Louise Serrocold , being systematically poisoned? Miss Marple's trip to Stonygates, the rambling country mansion owned by Carrie-Louise and her third husband, Lewis , might shed some light on the mystery. Then again, it might add more intrigue to an already bizarre scenario involving an extended family and a reformatory for young criminals where violence seems just below the surface. When shots are fired in a darkened room and the victim turns up elsewhere, Miss Marple deduces the identity of the killer, but not how it was done - until she discovers the secret hobby of a trusted cohort.
Hercule Poirot Mysteries
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Hercule Poirot has retired to a country village, until his neighbor, a wealthy industrialist, is found murdered. Poirot reunites with his old partner, Chief Inspector Japp to find the culprit, exposing a tangled web of blackmail, envy and murder. Everyone in the Ackroyd household falls under Poirot's scrutiny, and in classic Agatha Christie style, this cast of suspicious characters all seem equally guilty! True to form, Poirot exposes the murderer with a lightning-quick solution to this most puzzling mystery.
Lord Edgware Dies
Hercule Poirot returns to London where he meets famous actress Jane Wilkinson . Smitten, he agrees to visit her estranged husband, Lord Edgware , to urge him to reconsider her request for a divorce. Edgware insists that he has already agreed to Jane's request. Yet, within twenty-four hours, he is found murdered. Creating a gallery of suspects who all seem equally guilty, Agatha Christie sets the stage for Poirot's extraordinary powers of detection that are stretched to the limit, as he discovers that nothing is as it seems!
Murder in Mesopotamia
Hercule Poirot visits his old friend Captain Hastings at an archeological dig in Iraq and uncovers a multitude of secrets. The plot has all the makings of a soap opera: an impostor, drug addiction, jealousy, forged letters, theft, and of course, murder. But Poirot's sophistication, as expertly portrayed by David Suchet in a crisp linen suit, helps Murder in Mesopotamia to rise above melodrama most of the time. Poirot has his own poignant drama woven into the plot: he was originally invited to Baghdad by the Countess Vera Rosakoff but she is not at her hotel when he arrives. Poirot's dejection at her continued absence makes an apt framing device for this tale of a murderer driven by passion. Lively acting and an exotic, sun-drenched set enhance this video adaptation, making it as sinfully enjoyable as a good dose of juicy gossip.
Evil Under the Sun
Murder at a health resort makes for a very special kind of fun in the sun in this classic Agatha Christie mystery. Evil Under the Sun finds Hercule Poirot and the ever-ready Captain Hastings at an island resort for the betterment of the great detective's constitution. Poirot's own health is soon the last thing on his mind as he becomes convinced that murder is afoot. Lucky for us, he's right. A glamorous actress, a brooding priest, and an assortment of helpful busybodies mix in one of Christie's most famous plots. As is usual in the A&E Poirot series, loving attention to period detail, a careful respect for the original novel, and a gentle wink at the quaintness of it all are apparent. Suchet is, as always, a masterful Poirot, full of infuriating quirks and playful genius, and Fraser handles the difficult job of playing the bland-but-not-too-bland Hastings with aplomb.
