Agatha Christie Mystery Collection - 4-Disc Boxset ( Murder on the Orient Express / Death on the Nile / The Mirror Crack'd / Evil Under the Sun )

Agatha Christie Mystery Collection - 4-Disc Boxset (Blu-Ray) (*)

$44.99

Original Title: Murder on the Orient Express / Death on the Nile / The Mirror Crack'd / Evil Under the Sun
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
490 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1974 - 1982 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sidney Lumet
John Guillermin
Guy Hamilton

Written By:
Paul Dehn
Anthony Shaffer
Jonathan Hales
Barry Sandler

Actors:
Albert Finney ..... Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall ..... Mrs. Hubbard
Martin Balsam ..... Bianchi
Ingrid Bergman ..... Greta
Jacqueline Bisset ..... Countess Andrenyi
Jean-Pierre Cassel ..... Pierre
Sean Connery ..... Col. Arbuthnot
John Gielgud ..... Beddoes
Wendy Hiller ..... Princess Dragomiroff
Anthony Perkins ..... McQueen
Vanessa Redgrave ..... Mary Debenham
Rachel Roberts ..... Hildegarde
Richard Widmark ..... Ratchett
Michael York ..... Count Andrenyi
Colin Blakely ..... Hardman
Peter Ustinov ..... Hercule Poirot
Jane Birkin ..... Louise Bourget
Lois Chiles ..... Linnet Ridgeway
Bette Davis ..... Mrs. Van Schuyler
Mia Farrow ..... Jacqueline De Bellefort
Jon Finch ..... Mr. Ferguson
Olivia Hussey ..... Rosalie Otterbourne
I.S. Johar ..... Manager Of The Karnak
George Kennedy ..... Andrew Pennington
Angela Lansbury ..... Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
Simon MacCorkindale ..... Simon Doyle
David Niven ..... Colonel Race
Maggie Smith ..... Miss Bowers
Jack Warden ..... Dr. Bessner
Harry Andrews ..... Barnstaple
Angela Lansbury ..... Miss Marple
Wendy Morgan ..... Cherry
Margaret Courtenay ..... Mrs. Bantry
Charles Gray ..... Bates, The Butler
Maureen Bennett ..... Heather Babcock
Carolyn Pickles ..... Miss Giles
Eric Dodson ..... The Major
Charles Lloyd Pack ..... Vicar
Richard Pearson ..... Doctor Haydock
Thick Wilson ..... The Mayor
Pat Nye ..... Mayoress
Peter Woodthorpe ..... Scout Master
Geraldine Chaplin ..... Ella Zielinsky
Tony Curtis ..... Martin N. Fenn
Edward Fox ..... Inspector Craddock
Colin Blakely ..... Sir Horace Blatt
Jane Birkin ..... Christine Redfern
Nicholas Clay ..... Patrick Redfern
Maggie Smith ..... Daphne Castle
Roddy McDowall ..... Rex Brewster
Sylvia Miles ..... Myra Gardener
James Mason ..... Odell Gardener
Denis Quilley ..... Kenneth Marshall
Diana Rigg ..... Arlena Marshall
Emily Hone ..... Linda Marshall
John Alderson ..... Police Sergeant
Paul Antrim ..... Police Inspector
Cyril Conway ..... Police Surgeon
Barbara Hicks ..... Flewitt's Secretary

Synopsis:

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Death on the Nile (1978)
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Miss Jane Marple comes to solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. When a murder is committed, everyone has an alibi.

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Unexpectedly returning to England from Istanbul, famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot finds himself traveling on the Orient Express. One of the passengers, Mr. Ratchett informs Poirot that he has been receiving anonymous threats and asks Poirot to act as his bodyguard. Poirot declines but when Ratchett is found the next morning stabbed to death, it is apparent that the threats he received were very real. Poirot soon deduces that Ratchett was in fact the infamous Cassetti, believed to have been the man behind the kidnapping and murder of 3-year old Daisy Armstrong some 5 years previously. As he begins to question the dozen or so passengers on the train, he realizes that several of them have a connection to the Armstrong family and he begins to form a solution to a very complex crime.
Death on the Nile (1978)
Almost everyone on the S.S.Karnak, cruising the Nile, has a reason to want heiress Linnet Ridgeway dead. Her jewels are coveted by elderly Mrs. van Schuyler, her maid is upset because Linnet won't give her a promised dowry, writer Salome Otterbourne is facing a libel suit brought by Linnet, Salome's daughter Rosalie wants to protect her mother, American Andrew Pennington has been embezzling from the Ridgeway family, and former friend Jacqueline de Bellefort is upset that Linnet stole her fiance, Simon, away from her. Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot must unravel the mystery when Linnet (and some of the others) turn up dead.
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
St. Mary Mead is all aflutter when movie star Marina Rudd and a film crew arrive is St. Mary Mead to film Mary Queen of Scots with Marina in the lead role. At a reception however the secretary of the village organizing committee, Heather Babcock, dies from a poisoned cocktail. The drink was Marina's who had given it to Heather after she spilled her first one. There is already considerable tension between many of the characters and as such, many possible suspects. Jason Rudd, Marina's husband and the director of the film, is having an affair with a production assistant, Ella Zielinski. Lola Brewster - Marina's hated rival and friend of the film's producer Martin Fenn - arrives having been given a small part in the film. Miss Marple and her nephew, Scotland Yard Inspector Dermot Craddock, work together to solve the puzzle.
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding firstly a dead woman's body found on a moor and then a important diamond sent to the company to be insured turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall by Sir Horace Platt and Arlena is on her honeymoon with her husband and step-daughter on a tropical island hotel. He joins them on the island and finds that everybody else starts to hate Arlena for different reasons - refusing to do a stage show, stopping a book, and for having an open affair with Patrick Redfern, another guest, in full view of his shy wife. So it's only a matter of time before Arlena turns up dead, strangled and Poirot must find out who it is...

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Famous detective Hercule Poirot is on the Orient Express, but the train is caught in the snow. When one of the passengers is discovered murdered, Poirot immediately starts investigating.
Death on the Nile (1978)
On a luxurious cruise on the Nile River, a wealthy heiress, Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles), is murdered. Fortunately, among the passengers are famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) and his trusted companion, Colonel Race (David Niven), who immediately begin their investigation. But just as Poirot identifies a motley collection of would-be murderers, several of the suspects also meet their demise, which only deepens the mystery of the killer's identity.
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
The year is 1953. The small English village of St. Mary Mead, home to Miss Jane Marple, is delighted when a big American movie company arrives to make a movie telling of the relationship between Jane Grey and Elisabeth I, starring the famous actresses Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster. Marina arrives with her husband, Jason, and when she discovers that Lola is going to be in the movie with her she hits the roof as Lola and Marina loathe each other on sight. Marina has been getting death threats and at a party at the manor house, Heather Babcock, after boring Marina with a long story, drinks a cocktail made for Marina and dies from poisoning. Everybody believes that Marina is the target but the police officer investigating the case, Inspector Craddock isn't sure so he asks Miss Marple, his aunt, to investigate...
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves the murder of an actress at a Balkan resort.

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