Summary
Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson before them, the brilliant but curmudgeonly Nero Wolfe and his streetwise sidekick Archie Goodwin are crime's greatest nemeses. With Nero preferring to solve crimes at home amid his orchid collection, it is Archie who does the legwork about town to allow Wolfe to unra... Full description
Summary: |
Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson before them, the brilliant but curmudgeonly Nero Wolfe and his streetwise sidekick Archie Goodwin are crime's greatest nemeses. With Nero preferring to solve crimes at home amid his orchid collection, it is Archie who does the legwork about town to allow Wolfe to unravel the most confounding crimes. Together the duo cracks cases of murder, deception, blackmail, and more, resulting in an unforgettable confection of mystery, suspense, and style. |
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Item Description: |
Based upon the works by Rex Stout. Originally broadcast on A & E television in 2001-2002. Contains all 20 episodes of the A & E series, including the feature-length series pilot "The golden spiders." Special features: Vol. 3: Cast biographies and filmographies ; V. 8: The golden spiders: a Nero Wolfe mystery [series pilot] / produced in association with Pearson Television International by Jaffe/Braunstein Films and A & E Television Networks ; producer, Randi Richmond ; teleplay by Paul Monash ; directed by Bill Duke; "The making of 'Nero Wolfe'"; "The silent speaker" (double episode): special encore presentation in 16:9 letterbox format; cast biographies and filmographies. |
Physical Description: |
8 videodiscs (approximately 1496 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
Audience: |
Not rated. |
Production Credits: |
Executive producers, Michael Jaffe, Timothy Hutton, Howard Braunstein; executive producer for A & E, Delia Fine; producers, Susan Murdoch, Randi Richmond. |
ISBN: |
076708893X 9780767088930 0767088948 9780767088947 0767088956 9780767088954 0767088964 9780767088961 0767088972 9780767088978 0767088980 9780767088985 0767088999 9780767088992 0767089006 9780767089005 0767089014 9780767089012 |