- Actors: Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Helen Hayes, Bill Bixby, Lesley-Anne Down
- Directors: Alan Grint, Claude Whatham, Clive Donner, Dick Lowry, Gary Nelson
- Writers: Agatha Christie
- Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, Korean
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 8
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 12 Sep 2006
- Run Time: 757 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000GB5M1U
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 86,322 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
this is a fantastic collection of some great agatha christie adaptations but then im biased i love most of the agatha christie books and adaptations that have been made especially suchet as poirot and geraldine mcewen as marple
right to this collection it contains 8 films, all in seperate slim line dvd cases presented in a card cover, neat and looks good and dosnt take up acres of space on the shelf
right to the movies, the first three star the brilliant helen hayes with 2 of the films she portrays miss marple, and i must say she did a fine marple too
a caribbean mystery
a true classic marple, where miss marple travels to a holiday paradise on a island to recover from an illness, paid for by her nephew raymond and just as she starts to settle in and get to know her fellow holidaymakers they start dying, one by one, hayes is great in this and reminds me of my great aunt all soft and cuddly but with a razor sharp mind
murder is easy
this movie helen hayes is only in the begining but is one of my favourite of the whole set and depicts an american professor meeting this sweet little old lady on the train and being startled by her revelations of murder in a quaint english village, he witnesses her death at the hand of a hit and run driver and decides to travel to the village and begin his own investigations
murder with mirrors
this film also features hayes as marple and is about her meeting the stepson of an old friend and being asked to travel down to the country house of her friend of over fifty years to see if she can find out and discover the source of carrie louises mystery illness
the next three films star peter ustinov as poirot and while they are good films i have always thought him the weakest of those to portray christies legendary belgian detective poirot
dead mans folly
poirot is asked by his old friend and mystery writer to come down to the country house she is organising a murder mystrey hunt game in to see if he can discover the reasons behind the tensions and animosity in the house, then people start dying
murder in three acts
poirot goes to stay with old friend and actor charles and then the guests start dropping dead in suspicous circumstances, this is a tad weak but the way ustinov plays poirot its actually hysterically funny and in some of the scenes especially when he depicts poirot running i laughed so hard that i had tears running down my cheeks
thirteen for dinner
other wise known as lord edgeware dies, depicts an american film star who threatens to bump off her evil husband lord edgeware, then he dies and poirot investigates, i love this one the acting was sheer class and faye dunnaway was simply excellent as lady edgeware
the next two films feature neither marple or poirot but are really good
sparkling cyanide
a great film of one of christies best books where a adulterous wife is poisoned in a supposed suicide , but then more of the guests at the dinner party start popping their clogs, a great film i cant put into words how much i enjoyed this one
the man in the brown suit
last but not least, the reason i bought this box set, as its the only way i could get my hands on one of my favourite films of all time, a young american lady who is bored and longing for adventure witnesses the death at the airport or a man who seemed terrified, she then sees the man in the brown suit rob the man and becomes embroiled ina mystery where every time she sees the man in the brown suit more bodies and murders follow close behind
a great collection as i say but please do bear in mind that this is a region 1 dvd boxset and you will either need a multi region dvd or a player you can make region free by entering a code, i did this and am now laying my hands on many great films which for some reason i cant think of have never been released here in the uk
right to this collection it contains 8 films, all in seperate slim line dvd cases presented in a card cover, neat and looks good and dosnt take up acres of space on the shelf
right to the movies, the first three star the brilliant helen hayes with 2 of the films she portrays miss marple, and i must say she did a fine marple too
a caribbean mystery
a true classic marple, where miss marple travels to a holiday paradise on a island to recover from an illness, paid for by her nephew raymond and just as she starts to settle in and get to know her fellow holidaymakers they start dying, one by one, hayes is great in this and reminds me of my great aunt all soft and cuddly but with a razor sharp mind
murder is easy
this movie helen hayes is only in the begining but is one of my favourite of the whole set and depicts an american professor meeting this sweet little old lady on the train and being startled by her revelations of murder in a quaint english village, he witnesses her death at the hand of a hit and run driver and decides to travel to the village and begin his own investigations
murder with mirrors
this film also features hayes as marple and is about her meeting the stepson of an old friend and being asked to travel down to the country house of her friend of over fifty years to see if she can find out and discover the source of carrie louises mystery illness
the next three films star peter ustinov as poirot and while they are good films i have always thought him the weakest of those to portray christies legendary belgian detective poirot
dead mans folly
poirot is asked by his old friend and mystery writer to come down to the country house she is organising a murder mystrey hunt game in to see if he can discover the reasons behind the tensions and animosity in the house, then people start dying
murder in three acts
poirot goes to stay with old friend and actor charles and then the guests start dropping dead in suspicous circumstances, this is a tad weak but the way ustinov plays poirot its actually hysterically funny and in some of the scenes especially when he depicts poirot running i laughed so hard that i had tears running down my cheeks
thirteen for dinner
other wise known as lord edgeware dies, depicts an american film star who threatens to bump off her evil husband lord edgeware, then he dies and poirot investigates, i love this one the acting was sheer class and faye dunnaway was simply excellent as lady edgeware
the next two films feature neither marple or poirot but are really good
sparkling cyanide
a great film of one of christies best books where a adulterous wife is poisoned in a supposed suicide , but then more of the guests at the dinner party start popping their clogs, a great film i cant put into words how much i enjoyed this one
the man in the brown suit
last but not least, the reason i bought this box set, as its the only way i could get my hands on one of my favourite films of all time, a young american lady who is bored and longing for adventure witnesses the death at the airport or a man who seemed terrified, she then sees the man in the brown suit rob the man and becomes embroiled ina mystery where every time she sees the man in the brown suit more bodies and murders follow close behind
a great collection as i say but please do bear in mind that this is a region 1 dvd boxset and you will either need a multi region dvd or a player you can make region free by entering a code, i did this and am now laying my hands on many great films which for some reason i cant think of have never been released here in the uk
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
A Great Mystery Collection
16 Sep 2006
I saw some of these on TV when they first came out, and I have to tell you this set is well worth the price. First, we get Helen Hayes twice as Miss Marple and once as the victim with my old childhood hero Bill Bixby as the sleuth. Then we get 3 of the 6 mysteries with the only native born Russian to become a knight of the British Empire, Sir Peter Ustinov as Poirot (the other 3, 2 are available on Lion's Gate (older copies on Anchor Bay when I wrote this originally and 1 on MGM but only in England: Region 2). Watch for soon to be popular British TV star David Suchet on London Weekend Television's (PBS & A&E here) version of Poirot soon after, in one of these films, but as Japp. Finally, 2 other Christie Classics: Sparkling Cyanide and The Man In The Brown Suit, all with all star casts. Interesting to note, that the Hayes and Ustinov sets can be bought as separate items as well, but these latter 2 appear NOT to be available separately. If you wanna complete this great collection, I recommend the fore mentioned 3 pack by Lion's Gate with the other 2 Ustinovs available here (Evil Under The Sun and Death on The Nile) and Angela Lansbury (pre Murder She Wrote) as Miss Marple in The Mirror Cracked. These 3 are also available separately, but side by side these 2 multi disc sets would look great together. If you wanna see how "it was done" before Suchet and Hickson told us, buy these films.:-)
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A Deadly Delight
28 Oct 2006
This collection of 8 American(!!!) TV movies is a real treat for Christie fans. And it proves that we can honor the First Lady of Mystery on this side of the Pond just as well as her fellow Brits. Not all 8 are perfect gems, but they sure get an A for effort. With 2-time Oscar-winners Helen Hayes and Peter Ustinov as Miss Marple and Poirot, backed up by an impressive crowd of A-list film and TV stars, who could complain?
Extra treat for American mystery fans: 2 of these films--A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY and SPARKLING CYANIDE--were written by our own national treasure of mysterydom, Sue Grafton, and her husband, Steven Humphrey. Sue went on to prove with her Kinsey Millhone "alphabet" series ("A" IS FOR ALIBI, "B" IS FOR BURGLAR, etc.) that she is a true "daughter" of Christie.
And it's a delight to see established stars like Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Tony Curtis, and Faye Dunaway mixing it up with newer talents like Stephanie Zimbalist, Jameson Parker, Anthony Andrews, and Lesley Anne Down. And let's not forget Sir John Mills, Maurice Evans, Tim Roth, Bill Bixby, Jean Stapleton, Edward Woodward, Brock Peters, Tony Randall, Rue McClanahan, Jonathan Pryce, and David Suchet (as Inspector Japp in 13 AT DINNER, long before he went on to play Poirot). Whew! But the real treasures here are the stories themselves--8 of the cleverest mysteries ever written, well-served (for the most part) by several generations of our finest entertainers. And the slim packaging is especially elegant. Curl up in front of your TV and enjoy!
PS: The popularity of these films when they first aired led directly to CBS's decision to do MURDER, SHE WROTE--yet another reason to be thankful for them.
Extra treat for American mystery fans: 2 of these films--A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY and SPARKLING CYANIDE--were written by our own national treasure of mysterydom, Sue Grafton, and her husband, Steven Humphrey. Sue went on to prove with her Kinsey Millhone "alphabet" series ("A" IS FOR ALIBI, "B" IS FOR BURGLAR, etc.) that she is a true "daughter" of Christie.
And it's a delight to see established stars like Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Tony Curtis, and Faye Dunaway mixing it up with newer talents like Stephanie Zimbalist, Jameson Parker, Anthony Andrews, and Lesley Anne Down. And let's not forget Sir John Mills, Maurice Evans, Tim Roth, Bill Bixby, Jean Stapleton, Edward Woodward, Brock Peters, Tony Randall, Rue McClanahan, Jonathan Pryce, and David Suchet (as Inspector Japp in 13 AT DINNER, long before he went on to play Poirot). Whew! But the real treasures here are the stories themselves--8 of the cleverest mysteries ever written, well-served (for the most part) by several generations of our finest entertainers. And the slim packaging is especially elegant. Curl up in front of your TV and enjoy!
PS: The popularity of these films when they first aired led directly to CBS's decision to do MURDER, SHE WROTE--yet another reason to be thankful for them.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Eight Great Agatha Christie Movies
18 Aug 2006
I'm so thrilled to hear about Agatha Christie Movies coming out on DVD in a Collection Box set of Eight enjoyable Agatha Christie movies - I loved watching A Caribbean Mystery, Murder With Mirrors, Murder Is Easy, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, Thirteen at Dinner, Sparkling Cynaide and The Man In The Brown Suit. I will add these eight movies to my Agatha Christie DVD Collection. Can't Wait for this collection to be released on September 12th. I loved the box cover Artwork. The Actors are superb to watch Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Bill Bixby, Jean Stapleton, Bette Davis and many others to give wonderful performances in their roles in my favorite agatha christie movies.
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