Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot is one of the most distinctive characters in detective mystery fiction. His portrayal in film provides an actor with a considerable challenge in conveying the character. Few have been ambitious enough to try.

We’ll watch 4 actors portray this character in films based on 3 of Christie’s novels, including a rarely seen adaptation from Japan. George Ferrell is a retired instructor, and Christie and detective mystery fiction fan, who has been researching the history of Christie on film. Last fall he led the study group on Miss Marple films.

This study group for those 50 and over will be held on Mondays from April 2 to April 30.