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The Murder on the Links is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead & Co [1] [2] in March 1923, and in the UK by The Bodley Head in May of the same year. [3] It is the second novel featuring Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings.
In the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings was played by Jeremy Clyde in Murder on the Links (1990), [8] and by Simon Williams in Lord Edgware Dies (1992), The ABC Murders (2000), Peril at End House (2000), The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2005), and Dumb Witness (2006). [9]
Hercule Poirot's Christmas: 24 December 1986: Part of a "Murder for Christmas" strand, starring Peter Sallis as Poirot, directed by Enyd Williams. [13] 3: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: 24 December 1987: Part of a "Crime at Christmas" strand, with John Moffatt as Poirot, who reprised the role for all future episodes. [14] 4: Murder on the Links ...
The moan and broken watch were to convince Poirot that the murder occurred at a time when the suspects had alibis. Poirot asks Bianchi to choose one solution before the train is freed from the snowdrift, saying the Yugoslav police would probably prefer the simpler first solution of the Mafia feud. Bianchi chooses the first scenario. Dr.
The part of Poirot had originally been intended for Zero Mostel but the film was delayed because Agatha Christie objected to the script; amongst the things objected to was the intention to put in a bedroom scene with Hercule Poirot. [2] The film varies significantly from the novel and emphasises comedy, the specialty of director Frank Tashlin ...
Death on the Nile is a 1978 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name, directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer. [4] The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Peter Ustinov for the first time, plus an all-star supporting cast that includes Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, David Niven ...
In Chapter 6, Monsieur Fournier makes reference to Monsieur Giraud, the French detective whom Poirot meets in Murder on the Links. In Chapter 7, Poirot refers to a case of poisoning in which the killer uses a "psychological" moment to his advantage, an allusion to Three Act Tragedy. In Chapter 21, Poirot refers to a case in which all the ...
Kenneth Branagh has found a nice rhythm in his Hercule Poirot mysteries, serving as director, producer and star. “A Haunting in Venice,” his third go-round with writer Michael Green, derives ...