from: A&E
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0733961720266
Label: A&E
Manufacturer: A&E
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2000
Publisher: A&E
Running Time: 94 unknown-units
Sales Rank: 55081
Studio: A&E
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Rating:  - Nero Wolfe at his best
When I ordered this, I had no idea what to expect. An ample description was lacking, and the two reviews said little. The DVD turns out to be a movie-length Nero Wolfe starring the same wonderful cast that is featured on the Year One and Year Two DVDs: Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton, above all. This must have been an early program leading later to the series.
The story, script, acting, photography, and direction are splendid in every way. This easily equals the best of the episodes in the two series. Don't miss it.
Rating:  - First in a Great Series
A&E picked this story first - perhaps because there is a little more action here than in many Nero Wolfe stories, and it better can be told visually.
In every Nero Wolfe book you get some exposition to Nero's moral code. Here, since a young boy ate at his table, Nero feels compelled to investigate his death.
It leads to a great story. On the morality point, though, Inspector Cramer gets something of a last word in: Of all the homicides Cramer has to investigate, the victim's class, status or dining at Wolfe's table plays no role. In so many stories, Cramer is intently curious about who Wolfe's client is; when he hears these circumstances, he gets even more angry than usual.
Which seems backwards, in a way: Wolfe appears to be acting altruistically, and Cramer gets mad at him for it. But, actually, Cramer's right: his job involves seeing a constant parade of injustice and depravity, and he does not have the luxury of picking his cases.
You gotta love Inspector Cramer for that...
Also, here we get Saul Rubinek playing Saul Panzer - and hamming it up a bit too much. He does a better Lon Cohen later in the series...
Rating: - the golden spiders a nero wolfe mystery
I love these dvd becz i am a big fan of nero wolfe and the dvd worked just fine no problems
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