Agatha Christie Poirot: set 5the movie collection

PBS's summer offerings in its Masterpiece Mystery series included three Agatha Christie tales starring David Suchet as master detective Hercule Poirot. Acorn Media enhanced these with English-language closed-captioning and released them as Poirot 5. Originally produced for ITV Television, these broadcasts exhibit exceptional screenplays, directing, cinematography, audio, and editing. The excellent supporting casts feature Zoe Wanamaker and Tim Curry, among others. This collection includes a much-anticipated version of Murder on the Orient Express, an outstanding Third Girl, and Appointment with Death, set in a quite convincing 1930s Syria. The bonus piece "David Suchet on the Orient Express" is not to be missed. Essential for mystery collections. [See also Video News Briefs, p. 51.-Ed.]-Cliff Glaviano, formerly with Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.