This is another crafty episode in the British TV productions of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot that star David Suchet. At 60 minutes, "The Incredible Theft" is longer than the usual TV hour shows. Most of those run 51 to 53 minutes. Poirot's usual sidekicks all are present in this mystery.
The setting for this film is 1937, on the brink of war in Europe. And that's the heart of the plot as espionage is in the works. This isn't as intriguing and complicated as most of the Poirot mysteries. For instance, there isn't a whole slew of suspects. Yet, there is a clever twist to what appears to the audience. This one is quite different from the usual interesting details that Poirot reveals at the end of most cases.
That twist and the general setting with some nice period aeronautics and flying make up some for the lesser weight of intrigue. This is another very fine production of a tantalizing subject. Agatha Christie makes it a very interesting mystery. It also has the occasional snippets of humor. Here are some of my favorite lines.
Captain Hastings, "You shouldn't tease her, Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "She makes it irresistible."
Hercule Poirot, "I will take a promenade in the garden before turning in. It will clear my brain." Lady Carrington, "You might have done that before we played cards." Poirot, "Madam is too agreeable. Good night."
Tommy Mayfield, "Why do politicians treat everyone else like idiots?" Sir George Carrington, "Probably because they made it for us in the first place."
Sir George, to Mayfield, "Froggy thinks she didn't do it." Hercule Poirot, who overheard Sir George as he enters the foyer, "Froggy knows she didn't do it."
Hastings, "If you ask me, it just shows the danger of meeting anonymous women at the zoo."
The setting for this film is 1937, on the brink of war in Europe. And that's the heart of the plot as espionage is in the works. This isn't as intriguing and complicated as most of the Poirot mysteries. For instance, there isn't a whole slew of suspects. Yet, there is a clever twist to what appears to the audience. This one is quite different from the usual interesting details that Poirot reveals at the end of most cases.
That twist and the general setting with some nice period aeronautics and flying make up some for the lesser weight of intrigue. This is another very fine production of a tantalizing subject. Agatha Christie makes it a very interesting mystery. It also has the occasional snippets of humor. Here are some of my favorite lines.
Captain Hastings, "You shouldn't tease her, Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "She makes it irresistible."
Hercule Poirot, "I will take a promenade in the garden before turning in. It will clear my brain." Lady Carrington, "You might have done that before we played cards." Poirot, "Madam is too agreeable. Good night."
Tommy Mayfield, "Why do politicians treat everyone else like idiots?" Sir George Carrington, "Probably because they made it for us in the first place."
Sir George, to Mayfield, "Froggy thinks she didn't do it." Hercule Poirot, who overheard Sir George as he enters the foyer, "Froggy knows she didn't do it."
Hastings, "If you ask me, it just shows the danger of meeting anonymous women at the zoo."