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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...central character is Poirot, played by Albert Finney; he's like a chess player who takes on a dozen opponents simultaneously. Finney's performance is the stumbling-block to the film's otherwise smooth accomplishment of its limited purpose. Finney plays Poirot as an affable tailor's dummy of a man, who wears a hairnet and a moustache band to sleep every night, and whose moustache, indeed, doesn't move when he talks. Poirot is not the coolest of detectives; he's always in control of the situation (this is no Chinatown or Maltese Falcon) but he doesn't care...

Author: By Paul K. Rowe, | Title: Anglo-Frog Justice | 1/16/1975 | See Source »

...Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, le Carr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 1/13/1975 | See Source »

FICTION 1-Centennial, Michener (1 last week) 2-The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Meyer (4) 3-Something Happened, Heller (2) 4-The Pirate, Robbin$(3) 5-Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, le Carré (5) 6-The Dogs of War, Forsyfh (7) 7-Harlequin, West (9) 8-Jaws, BencMey (6) 9-The Ebony Tower, Fowles 10-The Glory and the Lightning, Caldwell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers | 12/9/1974 | See Source »

...Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, (le Carr?...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Sellers | 12/2/1974 | See Source »

...Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, le Carr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Best Sellers | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

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