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| | Hercule Poirot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The last of these, a tale of multiple homicide upon a Nile steamer, was judged by the celebrated detective novelist John Dickson Carr to be among the ten greatest mystery novels of all time. | | | The mysterious Russian Countess Vera Rossakoff, Poirot's only known love interest, appears in three stories. | | | Like a large number of detectives of the early days of mystery fiction (including Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, and Father Brown), Poirot is unmarried. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercule_Poirot
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| | Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot Series |
| | Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law, who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. | | | Only Hercule Poirot has the keenness of mind to untangle the stories of each individual and determine the true killer. | | | No sooner has Poirot revealed his astonishing conclusions, than he must turn his powers of deduction to seventeen other whirlwind mysteries. |
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| | Poirot and Hastings hurry to Egypt at the insistence of Lady Williard who is afraid the the Curse of Men-her-Ra will claim the life of her son as well as the life of her husband. | | | Nearly two years later, in 1919, John Lane sent for her to discuss the manuscript, the end scene was relocated and Poirot began his ‘career’. | | | This story was published in 1927 and was twelve short stories which had been published in the Sketch forged together at the suggestion of her brother-in-law, Campbell Christie. |
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http://users.aber.ac.uk/jgs/poirot.htm
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| | Amazon.ca: Hercule Poirot: Murder In Mesopotamia: DVD |
| | Poirot's dejection at her continued absence makes an apt framing device for this tale of a murderer driven by passion. | | | Poirot has his own poignant drama woven into the plot: he was originally invited to Baghdad by the Countess Vera Rosakoff (whom viewers may remember from "The Double Clue" in Agatha Christie's Poirot, Vol. | | | Quite in tune with his character, Poirot merely wants to catch the murderer; he searches for cold, hard facts, but finally, he must work the little gray cells until they reveal the true answer. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KH4B
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| | Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot books page |
| | In her third full-length Poirot novel, Christie really set the cat among the pigeons, with the most ingenious denouement in the history of crime-writing. | | | Moreover, Christie's disgust with the swinging '60s is obvious - in her earlier books, her tirades against a society that is too soft on criminals was written into the mouths of minor characters and hence could purport to not necessarily represent Christie's views; no such luck here. | | | The problem with Agatha Christie's short stories is that the short story format doesn't give her time to spin her web, so her hero has to dazzle us with his insight in a manner that strains credibility. |
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http://www.winshop.com.au/grovesc/poirot.htm
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| | Agatha Christie Works (Part 3) |
| | Plot summary and comments: Poirot is staying at his weekend cottage near The Hollow, country home of Sir Henry and Lady Angkatell, and arrives there for lunch to discover a dying man lying by the swimming pool with a woman waving a revolver at him. | | | Christie drew on her knowledge of poisons (gained in her hospital work) to present a plausible crime, which was copied by a real-life criminal years later. | | | Perhaps a less realistic story, the Christmas party is that of the family of a wealthy and unpleasant old man, assembled from around the world, and the old man is (naturally) murdered on Christmas eve. |
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http://ryoder.bol.ucla.edu/mystery/christie-poirot.html
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| | MYSTERY!: Poirot, Series Eight, Episode Descriptions |
| | When Arundel's beloved Aunt Emily is found murdered, Poirot looks to her canine companion for help, convinced that the dog is the only one who knows who the murderer is - and he's not talking. | | | But Emily's spirit is. In an effort to expose the killer, a seance is convened and, to everyone's surprise, Emily fingers a trusted friend. | | | When a close friend of Emily Arundel's turns up dead, Poirot turns his attention to Jacob Tanios, the husband of Emily's daughter, Bella. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/programs/poirot/series_eight/episodes.html
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| | Poirot's Profile |
| | Poirot loathes dirt and disarray, and favors order, method, and symmetry (Whitehaven Mansions is symmetrical, and even the books on his bookshelf are arranged by height!). | | | However, Poirot has an excellent command of the English language and at times uses his "foreignness" as an advantage. | | | He doesn't take just any case that comes his way, however, and he freely admits that he's fond of money. |
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http://www.poirot.us/pprofile.html
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| | Amazon.com: Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot): Books: Agatha Christie |
| | This is one of the most delightful of the Poirot mysteries, with an interesting set of characters,especially vivacious, unconventional Pilar, amusing dialogue, and a cunning murderer to unmask. | | | Although generally regarded as typifying the cozy murder mystery writer in whose books there is either a murder in a locked room or a murder at a family reunion in a country house, Agatha Christie rarely tried her hand at either of these murder mystery genres. | | | The strange part of the murder isn't who slashed Simeon's throat, or why, but rather how, as he was murdered in his bedroom, where the door was locked from the inside. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425177416?v=glance
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| | Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: Detective Magnifique! |
| | Hercule Poirot can be described as one of Agatha Christie's most-loved characters. | | | Perhaps this is a good way to 'get to know him' before delving into one of the books he appears in. | | | Understandably, you have to expect a little vanity in one who knows he has no peer, n'est-ce pas? |
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http://www.geocities.com/meadowbev/poirot.html
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| | Hercule Poirot Comes From Russia - Pravda.Ru |
| | The characters of David Suchet and his hero Poirot are alike. | | | The hard process of work on the character of Hercule Poirot can make anyone hate the hero. | | | Then came Poirot's mustache which was mentioned in Christie's books 24 times! |
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http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/95/381/9792_christie.html
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| | Poirot appears in some of Christie’s most famous works: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile to name a few. | | | Hastings becomes his faithful sidekick and chronicler, narrating Poirot’s adventures to us in Christie’s earliest books and short stories. | | | McGinty's Dead (1952) After the Funeral (1953) Hickory Dickory Dock (1955) Dead Man's Folly (1956) Cat Among the Pigeons (1959) The Clocks (1963) Third Girl (1966) Hallowe'en Party (1969) Elephants Can Remember (1972) Poirot's Early Cases (1974, short story collection) Curtain (1975) |
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http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/agatha_christie/112666
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| | The Chronology of Hercule Poirot |
| | Poirot joins the resistance and is at one point saved by a French General. | | | Your Mother and the Late Mrs Holmes, sitting sewing little garments or knitting: Achille, Hercule, Sherlock, Mycroft." Burton may have based this on a comment from Poirot) | | | 1951 October MURDER IN PASTICHE by Marion Mainwaring (Poirot under the name of Atlas Poireau meets Trajan Beare (Nero Wolfe), Spike Bludgeon (Mike Hammer), Mallory King (Ellery Queen), Sir John Nappleby (Sir John Appleby), Jerry Pason (Perry Mason), Lord Simon Quinsey (Lord Peter Wimsey), Miss Fan Sliver (Maud Silver) Broderick Tournier (Roderick Alleyn)) |
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http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Poirot.htm
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot [1989]: DVD |
| | Actors are marvellous, Suchet is really Poirot, I've seen him lately in another comedy, but it was quite awkward to see him not being Poirot, though he was in good in the other movie as well. | | | From the greatest crime writer of all, Agatha Christie, comes this wonderful collection of feature length dramas and two one hour classics. With millions of copies of her books sold throughout the world, few characters are as loved and remembered as Hercule Poirot. | | | Two words suffice to sum up the enduring and endearing qualities of Agatha Christie's Poirot: David Suchet. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008WQ87
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| | Hotels.be |
| | Hercule Poirot and his unusual methods appeared in the very first Agatha Christie novel ("The Mysterious Affair at Styles") and reached their high point in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", in 1926. | | | Affected, proud, paternal and rather pretentious, Hercule Poirot excels in the art of solving mysteries. | | | An event that is comparatively rare in the history of literature, he died a few months after his author. |
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http://www.hotels.be/content/uk/Hercule-Poirot.cfm
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| | Agatha Christie's Poirot on DVD David Suchet Poirot DVD Video |
| | Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth Poirot employs his incredible deductive powers, fastidious attention to details, and subtle wit and charm in three mysteries: "The Theft of the Royal Ruby," "The Affair at the Victory Ball," and "The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge." | | | Agatha Christie's classic Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot returns to solve three more thorny mysteries: "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," "The Double Clue" and "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor." | | | The Incredible Theft has a terrific pre-war flavor, and in this episode it's no mere murder--the very future of England is at stake! |
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http://www.tv-series-on-dvd.com/poirot.shtml
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| | Agatha Christie - Free Online Library |
| | A Hercule Poirot mystery, investigating Emily Inglethorpe's death by heart attack, John Cavendish's aunt. | | | In 1936 she published the first of six psychological romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. | | | During the 1930s she published four non-series mystery novels, fourteen Poirot novels, two Marple novels, two Superintendent Battle books, a book of stories featuring Harley Quin and another featuring Mr. |
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| | She also wrote a few books about Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, and in some books there was no particular main character, e.g. | | | But Agatha's books first attracted attention in 1926 when she publised The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (which, by the way has, besides being published in a newspaper in 1938 in Icelandic, has been published as a book three tim. | | | Poirot has many characteristics which have made him a legend all over the world - the odd moustache, the egg-shaped face and his high opinion of himself. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/fl/christianx/agatha.html
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| | Famous Belgians - Hercule Poirot |
| | Her books have been translated into every major language and her two creations, detective Poirot and the village-wise Miss Jane Marple are world famous. | | | Christie's first real success after the “Styles” book was “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” in 1926, which created controversy among mystery fans because of its unorthodox denouement. | | | Educated at home, she married Archibald Christie in 1914, retaining his surname for professional reasons after their divorce in 1928. |
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http://www.famousbelgians.net/poirot.htm
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| | Hercule Poirot |
| | She is a jewellery thief but, nevertheless, Poirot adores her fervently. | | | Hercule Poirot, the fright of every criminal, was not without fear himself. | | | Oliver, a crime story writer, is the other woman in his life. |
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http://www.smart-art.at/agatha-christie/detektive/hercule_poirot-e.htm
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| | Hercule Poirot's Christmas |
| | The canny detective has his work cut out for him, since Lee is a man who makes enemies easily, and has chosen to surround himself for the holidays with a house full of relatives who despise him for the short financial leash on which they’ve been kept for the whole of their lives. | | | But despite Poirot’s watchfulness, Lee is murdered in a spectacular way: locked alone in his bedroom, his throat is slashed and a box of cherished uncut diamonds is stolen. | | | Lee believes his life to be in danger without offering any evidence for this belief, admonishing Poirot to watch for anything suspicious. |
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http://www.classicsondvd.com/poirot8.htm
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| | Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Paperback)) by Agatha Christie, New, Used Books, Cheap Prices, ISBN ... |
| | Hercule Poirot is perhaps Agatha Christie's most interesting and endearing character; short, round, and slightly comical, Poirot has a razor-sharp mind and puts unlimited trust in his "little grey cells." Those little cells come through for him every time, enabling Poirot to solve some of the most baffling mysteries ever conceived. | | | When a jilted bride stalks her two-timing ex-lover and his new wife on their honeymoon, it turns into a case of murder that only Poirot can solve. | | | Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ¿I& like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.¿ Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed ¿ |
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http://www.bookfinder4u.com/detail/0425173739.html
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| | Cogitum - Hercule Poirot Books fanlisting |
| | This fanlisting is dedicated to the books of Agatha Christie related to the great detective Hercule Poirot :) It's approved by TFL.org but thanks to Mitzie, the previous owner of this fanlisting :) | | | Poirot is remarkable for his small stature, his meticulous moustache, his dandified dressing habits, his absolute obsession with neatness, and his disdain for detective methods. | | | From 1916, with "The Mysterious Affair of Styles" to 1975 with "Curtain", (written in 1940 but published in 1975) his last case and his death, Hercule Poirot captivated us with his "little grey cells"... |
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http://oksoakhollow.dazhibao.org/cogitum
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| | Poirot, Hercule |
| | amazon.com: murder on the orient express (hercule poirot): books by agatha christie. | | | 1864 hercule poirot and his twin bother achille are born (two points here:... | | | red herrings galore are put in the path of hercule poirot to try to keep him off... |
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http://www.celebrityaz.com/2238_Poirot_Hercule.html
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| | Poirot: Hercule Poirot's Christmas - TV.com |
| | This episode is based on Agatha Christie's book Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1939). | | | Poirot's Christmas is interrupted by Simeon Lee, who believes his life is threatened. | | | Simeon is soon killed and his diamonds stolen, and there is no shortage of down-trodden Lees on hand who might have done the deed. |
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http://www.tv.com/poirot/hercule-poirots-christmas/episode/80426/summary.html
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| | Amazon.de: Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hercule Poirot's Christmas [UK IMPORT]: DVD |
| | Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Set 6 [UK IMPORT] | | | Yet, even after his arrival in Shropshire, Poirot isn't quite sure what is expected of him; and unfortunately Mr. | | | But when Poirot is about to sit down for dinner that night, he registers a faint chill in his apartment - first his wine is a tad too cold, then he is even compelled to put on a blazer - and to his horror, he discovers that his radiator has gone cold. |
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| | ::Strand Magazine:: |
| | And then it was my business not only to know what he was like, but to gradually become him. | | | I wanted to raise that voice up into his head because that’s where he works from. | | | She saw me in Blott on the Landscape, which was a BBC adaptation of Tom Sharpe’s novel, and she thought I’d be her next Poirot. |
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| | Poirot TV Show - Poirot Television Show - TV.com |
| | David Suchet portrays Agatha Christie's immortal detective in the long-running series which mostly stays true to the books Continue | | | When his family gathers for the reading of the will, his sister Cora Gallaccio claims Abernethie was murdered, but the rest of the family won't believe it. | | | During the second world war, in London, Gordon Cloade marries a young widow, but within days he is killed by a German bomb, leaving no will, so that his fortune all goes to the new Mrs Cloade. |
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http://www.tv.com/poirot/show/3573/summary.html
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| | screenonline: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-) |
| | 11/02/1996) works extremely well, combining a love story for Hastings and a splendid duel of wits between Poirot and a French police inspector clearly patterned after | | | Although the novels and short stories featuring the monumentally fastidious and arrogant detective Hercule Poirot were published between 1920 and 1975, producer | | | The cases of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian sleuth who by exercising his 'little grey cells' helps the police unravel mysteries in 1930s Britain. |
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| | "Poirot" (1989) |
| | to Poirot] I don't know why I bother sometimes. | | | He is not Poirot's mental equal by any means, but admirable in his sympathy, kindness and general embodiment of Englishness, and we can understand Poirot's affection for Hastings. | | | I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it |
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| | Murder on the Orient Express (1974) |
| | User Comments: Excellent Agatha Christie murder mystery (more) | | | Albert Finney is picture perfect in his Oscar nominated portrayl of the fussy Poirot. | | | Trivia: Virtually all of Ingrid Bergman's Oscar-winning performance is contained in a single scene: her interrogation by Poirot, captured in a single continuous take, nearly five minutes long. |
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http://www.imdb.com/Title?0071877
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| | Hercule Poirot created by Agatha Christie on BBC Radio Page 2 |
| | His vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen but she begins to fear for her life, such is the greed of Cloade's relatives for his money. | | | Hercule Poirot, his acquaintance the keen amateur detective Mr Satterthwaite and the distinguished Harley Street nerve specialist Sir Bartholomew Strange are amongst the guests at a weekend party being given by the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright, at his cliff top house in Cornwall. | | | It's London in the 1940s and Poirot learns of the mysterious death of Gordon Cloade, killed in a London air raid. |
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http://www.geocities.com/gregorym101/poirot2.html
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| | MYSTERY!: The Detectives: Hercule Poirot |
| | The preceding is an excerpt taken from the book, | | | Poirot soon reveals Curtiss to be the vicious culprit who deftly plunged a keen-edged blade through a tiny peephole in a trunk, penetrating the brain of the man hiding within and killing him instantly. | | | Indeed he is. One can assume Poirot (David Suchet) was on to Curtiss (John McEnery) before the man even knew he was matching wits with the legendary Belgian detective. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/detectives/poirot.html
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| | Poirot, Hercule - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Poirot, Hercule |
| | Known for his inflated ego, vanity, and charm, Poirot exercises his ‘little grey cells’ to solve the most convoluted criminal plots, for example those of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and Murder on the Orient Express (1934). | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Poirot,+Hercule
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| | Memorable Quotes from Murder on the Orient Express (1974) |
| | Hercule Poirot: Only by interrogating the other passengers could I hope to see the light, but when I began to question them, the light, as Macbeth would have said, thickened. | | | Hercule Poirot: Cassetti was responsible for her murder. | | | Hercule Poirot: A repulsive murderer has been murdered repulsively, and, perhaps, deservedly. |
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http://indie.imdb.com/Quotes?0071877
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| | Fun Trivia Quiz List |
| | This quiz is on the history of the Tower of London and some of the people, famous and infamous, who were imprisoned there over the centuries. | | | This quiz is on the life of Katherine Wright, companion, best friend, and sister of Wilbur and Orville. | | | I hope you enjoy my quiz on one of Hercule Poirot's most unusual mysteries. |
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| | Peter Ustinov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | (1951), Captain Vere in Billy Budd (1962), Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus (1960), an old man surviving a totalitarian future in Logan's Run (1976), and in several films as Hercule Poirot, a part he first played in Death on the Nile (1978). | | | His film roles include Roman emperor Nero in Quo Vadis? |
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