The Agatha Christie Miss Marple Movie Collection (Murder at the Gallop / Murder Ahoy / Murder Most Foul / Murder She Said)
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DVD Cover Information
Actor: Arthur Kennedy, Lionel Jeffries, Margaret Rutherford, Muriel Pavlow, Ron MoodyDirector: George Pollock
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Ben Arbeid
Producer: George H. Brown
Writer: Agatha Christie
Writer: David D. Osborn
Writer: David Pursall
Writer: Jack Seddon
Writer: James P. Cavanagh
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 67976
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Murder She Said (1961): Margaret Rutherford's debut as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Murder at the Gallop (1963): Murder and mystery start with a funeral Murder Most Foul (1964): Miss Marple joins a theatrical troupe whose specialty is death scenes. Murder Ahoy (1964): Miss Marple takes the helm in a seagoing whodunit Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR Age:&nbs
Movie Reviews of The Agatha Christie Miss Marple Movie Collection (Murder at the Gallop / Murder Ahoy / Murder Most Foul / Murder She Said)
Movie Review: A Different Take on Agatha's Famous Miss Marple
Summary: 5 Stars
These 4 movies with Margaret Rutherford were my first introduction to Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, and they are excellent entertainment with great acting. For this reason I really like them and I think they motivated me to later read the novel "4:50 From Paddington" and subsequently more of Agatha Christie's books. They are not exactly 'comedy' as the covers seem to be indicating, but a slightly humourous & lighter presentation. These are probably best appreciated by those who have not read much of Agatha Christie's works or prefer a lighter, less graphic, presentation of the murder stories. My Dad, who has read all of Agatha Christie's books four times over, doesn't really care for these renditions even though he admits they are well done.
British actress Margaret Rutherford stars in these 4 productions, and Stringer Davis, her husband in real life, plays her friend Mr. Stringer. They are a very good twosome and the chemistry and love between them comes across very nicely on film as well. The characters also made a cameo appearance in "The ABC Murders" movie with Tony Randall (although the film was not well done).
"Murder She Said" is based on the Miss Marple story "4:50 From Paddington". Although the main plot is the same, the absence of Lucy Eyelesbarrow is most obvious. Instead Miss Marple plays the roles that both Lucy & Mrs. McGillicuddy did in the book. In other words, Miss Marple does everything herself. She witnesses the murder on the train and also becomes the maid at the Crackenthorpe estate. They've also changed characters, such as making the boy Alexander into an eccentric and interesting personality, and taking away his true connection to the family that is presented in the novel. It is interesting that Joan Hickson, who was viewed by others and even Agatha Christie herself as the best Miss Marple, appeared in this film as the other housekeeper, Mrs. Kidder.
"Murder At the Gallop" is based on the story "After the Funeral" which is a Poirot story. So changing Poirot to Miss Marple, completely changed the premise of the story.
"Murder Ahoy" is not based on any of Agatha Christie's novels and is an invented story that borrows AC's characters. I think I like this one best of all, perhaps because they are not trying to put a square peg into a round hole.
"Murder Most Foul" is based on the novel "Mrs. McGuinty's Dead" and I can tell you after reading the book over the summer, that it is not at all like the novel on which it is based.
I would definitely recommend these renditions of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. They may not be for purists, but they certainly are enjoyable! They are very suspenseful and you don't know what will happen until the very end. The covers are in colour, but all the movies are black and white. I especially like the fact that they are presented in widescreen. I've been eying these for years as they have been available in Britain, Region 2, for a quite a while. I'm glad that Region 1 can now enjoy these excellent films as well, and that they are so nicely presented in this dvd collection.
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Summary of The Agatha Christie Miss Marple Movie Collection (Murder at the Gallop / Murder Ahoy / Murder Most Foul / Murder She Said)
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Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 03/14/06
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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