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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection (Murder Is Easy/Caribbean Mystery/Murder with Mirrors/Thirteen for Dinner/Dead Man's Folly/Murder in Three Acts/Sparkling Cyanide/The Man in the Brown Suit)

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Genre Mystery & Suspense
Format NTSC, Box set, Color, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Full Screen
Contributor Tony Randall, Bill Bixby, Brock Peters, Stephanie Zimbalist, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Rue McClanahan, Helen Hayes, Peter Ustinov, Swoosie Kurtz, Faye Dunaway, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Jean Stapleton, Barnard Hughes, John Mills, Lesley-Anne Down See more
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Runtime 8 hours and 38 minutes
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Agatha Christie Classic Mystery Collection (DVD) (8-Pack)

Who slipped poison into the cocktail of kindly old Rev. Babbington?... Why is a mysterious brown-suited stranger trailing a young woman through exotic lands?...What is the secret behind the malevolent deeds at palatial Stonygates? Discover the answers and much more in this star-packed collection of murder most foul, mystery most fun. All eight movies are on DVD for the first time. And all are from novels by the mistress of mystery, Agatha Christie. It'd be a crime to miss them!

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The grande dame of teacake murder mysteries, Agatha Christie, has kept generations of readers--and viewers--in her thrall, and this magnificent boxed set is a must for any Christie fan, rabid or casual. The collection includes eight films made for British TV in the '80s, most starring the first lady of the American theater, Helen Hayes, as Miss Marple, and the inimitable Peter Ustinov as Poirot. It would be hard to imagine more acting talent packed into compact TV mysteries.

The three Hayes tales (also available as a separate set) are Murder Is Easy costarring Bill Bixby, a still-radiant Olivia de Havilland, and a young Jonathan Pryce; A Caribbean Mystery, with Barnard Hughes and Swoosie Kurtz; and the grande-dame-duet Murder with Mirrors, with Hayes playing opposite her onetime real-life nemesis, Bette Davis. Mirrors alone is worth the price of the set, as Hayes is in fine form, completely un-vain and sweetly droll. As she heads toward a country manor to visit her "dear friend" Carrie Louise, played by Bette Davis. Davis, in one of her last film performances, plays a woman who may--or may not--be being slowly poisoned to death, but regardless is frail and slightly incoherent. Davis looks quite frail herself, and her line delivery seems a bit uncertain--perhaps extremely effective Method acting, or perhaps she was indeed as frail as she looks; either way, film fans won't want to miss this.

In the three Ustinov films (also available as a separate set), Thirteen for Dinner features Ustinov's Poirot trying to solve the murder of one Lord Edgeware, investigating, among others, the lovely mystery woman played by a witchy Faye Dunaway. (And in a fun bit of foreshadowing, David Suchet, who would go on to play a formidable, more metrosexual Poirot himself, appears here in the role of Poirot's sidekick Japp.) Dead Man's Folly finds Poirot and an old friend, a mystery writer played by Jean Stapleton, at a "murder hunt" party at which the dead body really does turn up dead. Murder in Three Acts finds Poirot far afield in sunny Acapulco, at a glorious villa belonging to a suave actor played by Tony Curtis. A random death-by-martini at a posh party opens the door to the possibility of murder--handy that Poirot is there to help the local constables. The supporting cast features top '80s TV actors like Emma Samms as the actor's arm candy, and Diana Muldaur (the wicked Rosalind Shays on L.A. Law). The production values are also topnotch--with gorgeous location shots in Mexico adding romance but also unnerving isolation to the proceedings.

The two non-Marple and -Poirot films (and thus not included on those individual DVD sets) are Sparkling Cyanide, starring Anthony Andrews and Harry Morgan as officers investigating serial poisonings, and The Man in the Brown Suit, a zippy yarn of international intrigue, with Stephanie Zimbalist as a tourist in Cairo caught in a nightmare of stolen diamonds and death. Supporting roles by Rue McClanahan, Tony Randall, and Edward Woodward add texture to the mysterious proceedings. Never has murder most foul been so deliciously entertaining. --A.T. Hurley

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 2.25 inches; 1.37 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ WHV82225DVD
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Box set, Color, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Full Screen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 8 hours and 38 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Helen Hayes, Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, Bill Bixby, Olivia de Havilland
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, Korean
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000GB5M1U
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 8
  • Customer Reviews:
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Kristin
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic and hilarious Ms. Marple and Poirot
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020
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This collection has a combination of Poirot and Ms. Marple movies and two others, 8 in total. Helen Hayes plays Miss Marple, an elderly British lady who gets entangled in a number of mysteries in her small town. Peter Ustinov plays Hercule Poirot, a Belgian private detective. There are a number of guest stars including Bette Davis, Tony Curtis, David Suchet and Olivia de Haviland.

A Caribbean Mystery is set in St. Honore where Ms. Marple went for a vacation paid by her nephew after ill health. She runs into Major Palgrave who boasts that he has a picture of a murdered, before showing her the picture, Major Palgrave suddenly changes the subject. Ms. Marple finds him looking at a group of people. Shortly after, Major Palgrave turns up dead. Ms. Marple is sure it is murder and starts inspecting the other people at the hotel. This includes the owners, a clergyman and his sister, a wealthy businessman and his secretary and nurse, an American and his wife, and three other guests. The maid that found Major Palgrave then turns up dead and the owner's wife starts having nightmares. It is up to Ms. Marple to figure out what is going on at the hotel.

Murder with Mirrors has Ms. Marple visiting her friend, Carrie Louise at the request of Carrie Louise's son, a lawyer. Carrie Louise's husband turned their house into a halfway house for convicts. Carrie Louise's husband tells Ms. Marple that he believes someone is slowly poisoning Carrie Louise, but he has not told her. Carrie Louise's son comes to the house but shortly later is found murdered. Also, a lot of drama is produced by the convicts, one of them insisting he has a connection to the household. Ms. Marple has to find a way to get the killer and determine what was going on with Carrie Louise.

Thirteen for Dinner is a Poirot mystery starting with Poirot attending a performance by an impressionist, Carlotta Adams. He meets Jane Wilkinson who requests that Poirot help her get a divorce. Poirot meets the husband, Lord Edgeware, who states that he already agreed to the divorce. The next day, Lord Edgeware dies and Poirot starts an investigation. Poirot begins to suspect that Carlotta Adams might be involved but before he can question her, she turns up dead. Poirot has to find the thread connecting all these people and find who would want them dead.

Dead Man's Folly introduces a new character to the Poirot mysteries, Ariadne Oliver, a mystery writer. Poirot and Hastings, his sidekick are called to a manor in Devon on Ariadne's request. Ariadne is organizing a mystery game but believes that there is something foul going on. The game goes ahead, but a young girl playing the game is found dead. An old man is later dredged from the lake, found dead. One of the ladies of the manor also suddenly disappears. Ariadne, Poirot and Hastings has to find the danger surrounding Dead Man's Folly.

Murder in Three Acts, Poirot and Hastings vacation in Acapulco, Mexico. There they run into Charles Cartwright, an American actor at a party along with a clergyman, a writer, Daisy Eastman and her daughter, Egg, Ricardo Montaya and a doctor. Later Babbington is murdered, but no one seems to have opportunity or motive. The crime goes unsolved, but later the doctor also shows up murdered the exact same way. If Poirot does not solve the murder now, the murderer may go away forever.

Murder is Easy starts with Luke Fitzwilliam, a professor from MIT, on a train with Lavinia Pinkerton who states she is heading to Scotland Yard to report a murder. Before she can get there, Lavinia dies. Curious, Luke attends the funeral and looks for someone that Lavinia stated would die next, Dr. Humbleby. A couple of days later Dr. Humbleby is found dead. Luke looks at the townspeople and tries to figure out which one could be a serial killer. At the time, he bonds with one of the townspeople, Bridget, however she is entangled with someone.

The Man in the Brown Suit, Anne Beddingfield a tourist is a witness to a murder, when looking at the body, she sees a man in a brown suit run from the scene. She books a trip on a boat and runs into a number of people connected to the murder. Sir Eustace Pedler, Suzanne Blair and Colonel Race. She befriends Suzanne and on the boat, she runs into the same intriguing man in the brown suit. Anne keeps investigating and finds that certain items were hidden on the boat she's on. As people realize Anne is investigating, people start trying to stop her, is the man in the brown suit out to help or her harm her?

Sparkling Cyanide, the movie starts out at a dinner party where Rosemary Barton, the wife of a lawyer dies. Cyanide is found in Rosemary's drink and a suicide note is discovered, however the circumstances are still suspect. Tony Browne, a guest at the dinner party, starts looking further into the death. Soon later, another body shows up. Aided by Iris, Rosemary's sisters, Tony seeks the truth.
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William
5.0 out of 5 stars Aqtha Christie Movie Collection
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2024
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I really enjoyed this collection...it is hard to find
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Eric Pregosin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Mystery Collection
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2006
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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.:-)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Get a good seat and bring on the popcorn the movie is about to start!
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014
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I love Agatha Christie Mysteries and I love Helen Hayes. Now days you don't see good acting as in years past. This collection is worth the price. Included in this package is: A string of murders rocks an English village, and it's up to a visiting American computer expert to catch the killer, in "Murder Is Easy" (1982); Bill Bixby, Helen Hayes star. A vacation becomes "A Caribbean Mystery" (1983) for septuagenarian sleuth Miss Jane Marple (Hayes) when she must solve the murder of a retired British army officer. What starts out as an elegant society party turns into a double murder, in "Sparkling Cyanide" (1983), with Anthony Andrews. Hayes is Miss Marple in "Murder With Mirrors" (1985), coming to the aid of an old friend (Bette Davis) who thinks someone is trying to kill her. The death of an actress's husband brings Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) into the world of filmmaking, in "Thirteen At Dinner" (1985). Poirot (Ustinov) is tapped to help plan a mystery game, but a real murder occurs, in "Dead Man's Folly" (1986). A reverend and a doctor are poisoned in Acapulco, and Poirot (Ustinov) must prevent a third death, in "Murder In Three Acts" (1986). And an American woman caught up in a Middle Eastern diamond heist, in "The Man In The Brown Suit" (1989), with Rue McClanahan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Roundup of most of the rest of the films
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2006
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This is a collection of previously unreleased (on DVD) dramatizations of original Christie novels. Some of these were on VHS tape in the past. There is a variety of actors and actresses. Some of these are the only available dramatizations. Others are earlier dramatizations that were later done by Hickson.

6 of the 8 programs are true to the original novels. The characters are cultured and refined. The one about the brown suit is dismal. They have taken a 1924 novel plot and loosely translated it to 1985. The women are airhead bimbos and the men arrogant incompetents.

Sparkling Cyanide is updated from 1945 to 1975. This includes women who make themselve look flat chested and wear baggy clothes which were all the rage in 1975 and with turned up collars which were as ugly then as they are now. Otherwise the plot is mostly true to the novel.

Conspicuous by their absence is "The ABC Murders" and "Appointment With Death" which I consider superior to the two previously mentioned dramatizations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love the way they interpret the storyline when you compare ...
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Yes, I gave it 5 stars. Why? I love the way they interpret the storyline when you compare them to the David Suchet and Joan Hickson versions which I think are the very best actors personally in my minds eye while reading all these stories way before seeing them in film. I love the tongue in cheek innuendos attempts towards the Britons. Peter Ustinov is my second choice, again personally from the novels. Albert Finny's accent, sloppy appearance and over the top obnoxiousness was a bit hard to take in my favourite story and movie, Murder on the Orient Express. I love him as an actor, but. The rest of the cast in the 1974 Finny version are fantastic! Vanessa Redgrave, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, and more! I warmed up to Finny's Poirot by 5th viewing though.
Helen Hayes is okay as Miss Marple but she is always running around and always saying "I'm sorry.....<Gina, etc>. LOL. And she is always pausing looking down for the next line do the dialogue doesn't flow for me but I love the stories and comparing the versions. Watch Peter's "Thirteen at Dinner" with Suchet as Jap then David's "Lord Edgeware Dies". Watch Hayes' "Murder with Mirrors" then Hickson's "They Do It With Mirrors". I find it very interesting to compare the stories along with the actors. A lot of the actors do a Poirot then a Marple. There is a 3 pk with Peter's "Death on the Nile" and "Evil Under the Sun" and Lansbury's "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. In Lansbury's version annoying companion Miss Knight from Hickson's version is Mrs. Bantry! "The Man in the Brown Suit" is campy and absolutely hilarious imho!

5 stars for 8+ hours of amazing fun family entertainment!
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Diana Esmits
4.0 out of 5 stars always well done
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2019
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thorooughly enjoyed The man in The Brown Suit. A hard to find film. A vintage treasure
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Karen Yaremko
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to our movie collection
Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2019
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My husband is a big fan of Agatha Christie. These movie are well done. Nice to have a set of not just Poirot or Miss Marple. Peter Ustinov plays a good Poirot if not a little quirky. These movies are set in a more modern time but the story lines are just like the books. If you like the "80s" these might be movies for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great acting. Cannot go wrong with Helen Hayes and ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 13, 2018
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Great acting. Cannot go wrong with Helen Hayes and Peter Ustinov. Good entertainment and no smut so the whole family could sit and enjoy it.
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