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David Suchet | ... | Hercule Poirot | |
Philip Jackson | ... | Chief Inspector Japp | |
Sarah Woodward | ... | Jane Grey | |
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Shaun Scott | ... | Norman Gale |
Cathryn Harrison | ... | Lady Horbury | |
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David Firth | ... | Lord Horbury |
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Amanda Royle | ... | Venetia Kerr |
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Richard Ireson | ... | Inspector Fournier |
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Jenny Downham | ... | Anne Giselle |
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Eve Pearce | ... | Madame Giselle |
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Roger Heathcott | ... | Daniel Clancy |
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Guy Manning | ... | Jean Dupont |
Gabrielle Lloyd | ... | Elise | |
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John Bleasdale | ... | Mitchell |
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Harry Audley | ... | Raymond Barraclough |
After spending a bit of a holiday in Paris, Poirot finds himself on a flight to London with an odd assortment of people, some of whom he had met during his stay. When one of the passengers, Madame Gisele, is murdered during the flight by a poisoned dart, Poirot is asked by Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard to assist with the investigation. Gisele was a well-known moneylender with penchant towards blackmail. When Lady Horbury denies knowing the dead woman - which Poirot knows is false - the police clearly have their prime suspect. Poirot however, sees a far more complex plot to gain access to the victims money. Written by garykmcd
Hercule Poirot is admiring the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris. On the flight from France to England while Poirot was asleep an old lady has been killed. It seems a poisoned dart was used.
Among the suspects is a crime writer and a snooty aristocrat, who was in Paris to see Fred Perry at the French Open and gamble. It seems she was in debt to the old lady.
Poirot and Japp visit Paris to find out more about the victim and seek out a woman who claims to be the victim's long lost daughter.
This feature length mystery has wonderful production values of vintage Paris and the recreation of the French Open. However it is padded more than a psychiatric cell. I know we have moved on from the Agatha short stories but really you can see the director falling back on various tricks just to drag the story out such as the scenes on the plane which go on for ages. We even have a character telling Poirot to get on with it during the denouement.