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The Agatha Christie Hour: Season 1, Episode 4The Fourth Man (28 Sep. 1982)When 3 learned men: a doctor, a lawyer, and a priest, debate a young woman's recent suicide, they are joined by a 4th man with intimate knowledge of the case. Director:Michael Simpson |
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Raoul Letardau
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Canon Parfitt
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Sir Campbell Clark
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Annette Ravel
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Felicie Bault
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Young Raoul
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Mademoiselle la Secretaire
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The Count
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Annette's Attendant
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A man on a train tells to his fellow passengers the curious, creepy and compelling story of a young dancer dying of consumption and possessing slowly the body of a sturdy,dim-witted peasant girl,permitting so to her spirit a perennial life. Written by igorlongo
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Annette Ravel: [In a mean-spirited manner] I didn't have to try very hard.
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Although John Nettles affects a heavy French action initially, it virtually disappears as time goes on. John Nettles' character is French. When he is relating the story to the three men on the train he is speaking in English, but since he is meant to be a Frenchman speaking in another tongue, he speaks with a French accent. In the flashback scenes he is 'speaking French', and so does not speak with a French accent. So, his French accent does not disappear, it is used to denote the times when he is not speaking in his own language. See more »Quotes
Felicie Bault: You made me look ridiculous.Annette Ravel: [In a mean-spirited manner] I didn't have to try very hard.
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A doctor, a lawyer and a priest are sharing a compartment in a night train, enjoying some casual conversation along the way. Their order is disrupted by a fourth passenger in the same compartment, who was present at the doctor's latest lecture, and tells them a personal but also related story of growing up, dual personalities, and possible murder. His story is quite absorbing, and his small audience, as well as the bigger one watching this movie, is carried along, trying to guess where it's going. When it arrives at its destination, the nature of the story is left ambiguous: is it about supernatural "possession"? A strong personality dominating a weak one? A girl with excellent acting abilities that has been fooling everyone? This is yet another Agatha Christie tale which shows how ahead of her time she was in many ways, like her questioning and challenging of the "established" authorities in both the religious and the scientific fields. Exceptionally well-cast, unusual and haunting episode. *** out of 4.