Agatha Christie's Poirot: Death in the Clouds

ISBN 10: 1569383626 ISBN 13: 9781569383629

Publisher: Acorn Media, 2000

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Review

The locked-room murder mystery takes flight in this adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel Death in the Clouds. A poison dart gun, aristocratic blackmail, and the unexpected appearance (and disappearance) of the murder victim's illegitimate daughter add an exotic flavor to a story that is perfectly complemented by David Suchet as the world-famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. His European manners and unconventional investigating methods provide a delightful foil to Chief Inspector Japp's straightforward Scotland Yard manner. Death in the Clouds also features some of the most lavish scenery of any of the Poirot mysteries: aerial shots of English fields and the white cliffs of Dover, as well as elegant art deco interiors and the increasingly implausible hats worn by the female characters. It all culminates in a classic drawing room "whodunit" scene that Suchet handles so masterfully it never descends into cliché.

The DVD transfer contains some minor compression artifacts but on the whole has excellent picture and sound quality. Special features include biographies of David Suchet and Agatha Christie, Poirot trivia questions, a filmography of all the Poirot Mystery! episodes, and a link to the official Agatha Christie Web site. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

From the Back Cover

Having captured the imagination of millions of fans as the most-watched sleuth on the PBS Mystery! series and a stellar hit on A&E, Agatha Christie's Poirot proves once again why the dapper Belgian sleuth is indeed the world's greatest detective. Set amidst the glamour of 1930s Europe, Agatha Christie's Death in the Clouds stars David Suchet as the fastidious and brilliant investigator who shrewdly tidies up the most confounding of cases. In this classic mystery, Christie offers up murder in the skies as an inscrutable blackmailer is killed on board a plane full of likely suspects. Unfortunately for the culprit, a certain Belgian detective is also traveling on board. Also starring Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES AND EXTRAS INCLUDE interactive menus, scene indexing, biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet, production notes, Poirot trivia, Agatha Christie reading list, Agatha Christie Society information and link to the official Agatha Christie website.

Edition details

• Publisher: Acorn Media
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1569383626
• ISBN 13: 9781569383629
• Binding: DVD
• Language: English