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Post by hi224 on Feb 15, 2023 2:23:52 GMT
I am partial to both Suchet and Ustinov.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 2:26:48 GMT
Seems most like the written Poirot  Favorite Feature Film Poirot  |
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Post by hi224 on Feb 15, 2023 2:32:09 GMT
Seems most like the written Poirot Favorite Feature Film Poirot did you like Finney?. |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 2:34:09 GMT
Other Poirots .. but not "favorites"  Albert Finney  Kenneth Branagh  Tony Randall  John Moffat - TV |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 2:34:58 GMT
On London Stage in 1928 - Charles Laughton  Alibi |
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Post by politicidal on Feb 15, 2023 2:36:06 GMT
David Suchet is the definitive version for me. Peter Ustinov up for second place. I hate the mustache but I probably would put Kenneth Branagh in third place.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 2:37:20 GMT
Poirot's Creator  |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 2:46:21 GMT
Austin Trevor  Austin Trevor debuted the role of Poirot on screen in the 1931 British film Alibi. The film was based on the stage play. Trevor reprised the role of Poirot twice, in Black Coffee and Lord Edgeware Dies. Trevor said once that he was probably cast as Poirot simply because he could do a French accent. Notably, Trevor's Poirot did not have a moustache. Leslie S. Hiscott directed the first two films, and Henry Edwards took over for the third. |
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Post by marshamae on Feb 15, 2023 2:55:13 GMT
Suchet is my favorite. He is dignified, witty and above it all, things that are important to the character. Also the Suchet movies are pretty faithful to the novels.
Second is Peter Ustinov. I don’t like that they invariably set up some physical comedy based on his weight. Poirot may have seemed ridiculous to Hastings, or others completely Immersed in British customs. Poirot may choose to wear his patent leather shoes in the country, his feet may hurt, but he bears his sore feet with dignity. Other than that Ustinov is graceful, witty, serious and the films are beautifully cast, with one exception. I love Mia Farrow but in Death on the Nile she was terrible.
My third is an oddball choice, Tony Randall in the Alphabet Murders. I watched it again recently, and felt once again that while I can’t entirely believe him ( he’s Tony Randall! ) he was still pretty good.
I loved Orient Express with its fabulous cast and costumes so I overlooked Albert Finney’s scenery chewing…
I would put Branaugh first but for two things. The stories are not very faithful to the books. Second is that awful awful mustache. He looks like a toasted English muffin is stuck in his mouth
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Post by marianne48 on Feb 15, 2023 3:08:30 GMT
1. David Suchet
2. Ian Holm (TV movie Murder by the Book)
3. Albert Finney
I'm not a fan of Ustinov's Poirot, but the worst by far is Branagh's execrable portrayal.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 3:20:31 GMT
another early one with Austen Trevor (1934)
From You Tube: " The timecoding on the screen is unremovable. It was embedded in the picture when I received it. This generally means it has come from an archive of some nature. This 1934 version of Lord Edgeware Dies is the earliest known surviving screen portrayal of Agatha Christie's Poirot. It stars Austin Trevor as the detective, his third time in the role - the previous two films are thought to be lost."
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 3:30:08 GMT
 Hugh Laurie portrayed Poirot in 1997’s Spice World film alongside Baby, Posh, Ginger, Scary and Sporty. |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 3:31:26 GMT
 Ian Holm 1986 TV version of Murder by the Book. |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 3:34:28 GMT
 Alfred Molina TV version of Murder on the Orient Express. |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 3:35:54 GMT
 Robert Powell played Poirot on stage in the play Black Coffee (2014) |
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Post by CountVolpe on Feb 15, 2023 16:10:01 GMT
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Post by movielover on Feb 15, 2023 16:18:57 GMT
I’m probably in the minority, but my favorite is Albert Finney.  |
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Post by heeeeey on Feb 15, 2023 16:19:49 GMT
Suchet. Never much liked Ustinov or Finney.
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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 15, 2023 16:47:39 GMT
Austin Trevor Austin Trevor debuted the role of Poirot on screen in the 1931 British film Alibi. The film was based on the stage play. Trevor reprised the role of Poirot twice, in Black Coffee and Lord Edgeware Dies. Trevor said once that he was probably cast as Poirot simply because he could do a French accent. Notably, Trevor's Poirot did not have a moustache. Leslie S. Hiscott directed the first two films, and Henry Edwards took over for the third. I don’t think that video is of the ’31 Alibi (an adaptation of Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), which as far as I know is still considered lost. That’s the 1929 Alibi, which doesn’t have Poirot or any Christie connection, directed by Roland West. On the subject of the thread, my favorite screen Poirot is Ustinov, though he isn’t the most faithful (that is, yes, Suchet). But I just find Ustinov’s character so much fun. |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Feb 15, 2023 16:59:19 GMT
Austin Trevor Austin Trevor debuted the role of Poirot on screen in the 1931 British film Alibi. The film was based on the stage play. Trevor reprised the role of Poirot twice, in Black Coffee and Lord Edgeware Dies. Trevor said once that he was probably cast as Poirot simply because he could do a French accent. Notably, Trevor's Poirot did not have a moustache. Leslie S. Hiscott directed the first two films, and Henry Edwards took over for the third. I don’t think that video is of the ’31 Alibi (an adaptation of Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd), which as far as I know is still considered lost. That’s the 1929 Alibi, which doesn’t have Poirot or any Christie connection, directed by Roland West. On the subject of the thread, my favorite screen Poirot is Ustinov, though he isn’t the most faithful (that is, yes, Suchet). But I just find Ustinov’s character so much fun. You are correct about the video ... since deleted .... the dates did not even mesh upon closer examination. It is all in the details and using the little grey cells, eh ? Agree totally re: Ustinov. Rather like Margaret Rutherford being not a bit like Jane Marple on the pages but infinitely fun producing anyway. Suchet and Ustinov are my co-favorites .... like George C. and Sims being "the best" Ebenezer. |
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