STUDIOCANAL is delighted to announce the release of four newly restored, star-studded classic film adaptations of the work of the world’s all-time best-selling author Agatha Christie. The brand new digital restorations (taken from 4k transfers) are the perfect way for fans of these classic mysteries to puzzle over “whodunit” in the highest quality yet and are released as part of the VINTAGE CLASSICS collection.
These DVDs are truly worth viewing, the colour is spectacular and it's wonderful to see so many fabulous actors gracing the cast lists, a testament to the high quality of these archetypal British mysteries that continue to intrigue and engage audiences today.
Perfect presents for the movie buff and Agatha Christie fans.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Includes art cards of original press book.
Marooned in a snow drift, an opulent Orient Express train is the scene of a brutal murder - a no-good American Tycoon lies dead with twelve dagger wounds, but which of the passengers is the guilty party? Belgian detective Hercule Poirot must investigate…
This elegant and star-studded adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express stars Albert Finney in his only incarnation as the Belgian sleuth Poirot (this despite Agatha Christie’s own endorsement of him as her personal favourite) alongside Ingrid Bergman , who won both an Oscar® and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress and John Gielgud who claimed the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA for his role.
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Death on the Nile (1978)
Director: John Guillermin
Includes 5 Costume Design art cards.
Hercule Poirot is enjoying a holiday aboard a luxury Nile steamer, when a mystery assassin takes the life of an heiress and he is called upon to track down the killer amongst his fellow travellers…
A visually sumptuous and quintessentially British production, Death On The Nile won an Oscar® for Anthony Powell’s costume design and introduced Peter Ustinov in his first portrayal as the Belgian detective Poirot. Surrounding Ustinov are a stellar cast of the time including Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, Bette Davis , David Niven, Mia Farrow, George Kennedy and Angela Lansbury.
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Includes 5 storyboard design art cards.
Super sleuth Miss Marple sets about solving a mysterious death in the archetypal English village of St Mary Mead.
The Mirror Crack'd finds Angela Lansbury moving from a supporting role in Death on The Nile to centre stage, as she takes on the role of the iconic Miss Marple alongside a cast that numbers Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak and Elizabeth Taylor.
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Director: Guy Hamilton
Includes 5 cast photograph art cards.
A mysterious death in a glamorous hotel in the Mediterranean can only be solved by legendary Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot...
Another star-studded cast heads up Guy Hamilton’s second take on an Agatha Christie story, Peter Ustinov returns as Hercule Poirot and is joined by alumni from Death on the Nile, Maggie Smith and Jane Birkin as well as James Mason, Roddy McDowall and Diana RIgg.
PWT rating: ♥♥♥♥♥