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Aug 18, 2014 · The Labours of Hercules: Directed by Andy Wilson. With David Suchet, Patrick Ryecart, Rupert Evans, Lorna Nickson Brown. Poirot's pursuit of an infamous art thief leads him to a snowbound hotel in the Swiss Alps, where he is met with a plethora of mysteries and the reappearance of a familiar face from the past.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Andy Wilson
- 2014-08-18
Taken at the Flood. The Labours of Hercules is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947 [1] [2] and in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September of the same year. [3] The US edition retailed at $2.50 [2] and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6, 42½p).
- Agatha Christie
- 1947
A romantic errand sees him in Switzerland, at a hotel high in the Alps. Coincidentally, the local police are staking out the hotel, as they expect Marrascaud to be arriving there. His interest piqued, and eager to catch the criminal who has eluded him, Poirot joins in the attempt to unmask Marrascaud. One of the guests is Countess Rossakoff, an ...
The Labours of Hercules is the fourth episode of the thirteenth series of Agatha Christie's Poirot, first broadcast on 6 November 2013. The feature-length episode was based on the Agatha Christie short story collection of the same name and it was directed by Andy Wilson with script by Guy Andrews. Hercule Poirot picks up on the trail of the ingenious thief Marascaud and with the assistance of ...
Sep 16, 2022 · Teresa Peschel Agatha Christie Movies, Teresa's Book and Movie Reviews. Teresa reviews “The Labours of Hercules” (2013) and thought it an excellent adaptation short of a 12-episode series. Fidelity to text: 2 knives. There are plenty of references and chunks of plot but turning 12 stories into an 89-minute movie was not possible.
Genre Mystery. Thriller. Drama | Crime. TV Movie Movie Groups Agatha Christie Adaptations | Hercule Poirot Synopsis In an attempt to snare the enigmatic art thief Marrascaud, Poirot and the Metropolitan Police set an irresistible trap: at the society debut of wealthy aristocrat Lucinda Le Mesurier, a priceless painting called 'Hercules Vanquishing the Hydra' by Marrascaud's favorite artist ...
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Nov 13, 2013 · This episode was based on a series of interconnected short stories, assembled in The Labours of Hercules, first published in 1947. It was adapted by Guy Andrews and directed by Andy Wilson. Script versus short story collection. This adaptation was a Herculean task (to borrow the pun).
