Murder in Mésopotamie (telefilm)

Murder in Mésopotamie ( in Murder in Mesopotamia , in the British original version ), is a police Téléfilm of the televised series Hercule Poirot , carried out by Tom Clegg, on a scenario of Clive Exton, according to the novel Meurtre in Mésopotamie , of Agatha Christie.

This telefilm, which constitutes the 48e episode of the series, was diffused for the first time the July 8th 2001 on an American television channel , several months before the first British diffusion (in 2002).

Synopsis

Data sheet

French-speaking Title: Murder in Mésopotamie
original Title (English): in Murder in Mesopotamia

Realization: Tom Clegg
Scenario: Cleaves Exton
According to the novel Meurtre in Mésopotamie , of Agatha Christie

Producing: Brian Eastman
Producing associated: Simon Crawford Hakes
Executive producer: Phil Clymer
Executive producer: Untied Fyne

Music: Christopher Gunning
Director of the photography: Kevin Rowley
Assembly: Chris Wimble

Distribution

David Suchet: Hercule Poirot
Hugh Fraser: the captain Arthur Hastings
Ron Berglas: Doctor Eric Leidner
Barbara Barnes: Louise Leidner
Dinah Stabb: Miss Johnson
Jeremy Turner-Welch: William Coleman, known as Bill
Iain Mitchell : superintendant Maitland
Pandora Clifford: Sheila Maitland
Georgina Sowerby: Amy Leatheran
Christopher Bowen : Richard Carey
Christopher Hunter: the father Lavigny
Alexi Kaye Campbell: Joseph Mercado
Deborah Poplett: Marie Mercado
Zouheir Bornaz: the sergeant of police force
Kamel Touati:
Hichem Rostom : the receptionist
Dejeb Magri: Izzat Baqui
Ramzi Brari : Abdullah

Intrigue episode:

Poirot and the Hastings captain is on a journey in Mésopotamie. During a stay in an archeologist, his wife complains in Poirot about threatening letter. The woman of the archeologist is assassinated… Poirot will have to dig its invaluable meninges to solve this incredible homicide to which a series of sordid events follows. It is the first time that Agatha Christie uses the acid chlorydric as arms… the effects are horrible… a good episode turned well to see urgently for the fans of the large Belgian detective

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