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DVD : P.D. James: Devices and DesiresIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Roy Marsden, Susannah York, Gemma Jones, James Faulkner, Tony Haygarth directed by: John Davies  List Price: $29.98 Amazon.com's Price: $15.49 You Save: $14.49 (48%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Koch International EAN: 0741952656494 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Koch Vision Manufacturer: Koch Vision Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Koch Vision Release Date: August 05, 2008 Running Time: 310 minutes Studio: Koch Vision Theatrical Release Date: 1991 Sales Rank: 13918 MPN: KOC-DV6564 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: A serial killer known as "the Whistler" has been terrorizing the women of London and Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) gets caught up in the search in this adaptation of P.D. James’ best-selling mystery. With twists and turns around every corner, Dalgliesh must navigate through an assortment of bizarre suspects to stop the murderer once and for all. Will he solve the case before it’s too late? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Five hours is a long time to spend with Commander Adam Dalgliesh when he doesn't do much except stumble over a body or twoWhat to make of this mystery from the BBC that runs on (and on) for more than 300 minutes? In that time we have a terrorist plot against a nuclear facility on the coast of Norfolk; a serial killer called the Norfolk Whistler; a brother and sister relationship that is loyal to the point of, well, we won't go there; it's all our own nasty thinking anyway; a protest by a young activist against the nuclear plant because birds might be displaced; a copycat slaying that mimics the modus of the Whistler; ... Read More Rating:  - Devices and Desires is Very Desirable!It was a long wait for Devices and Desires to come out on DVD but it was worth the wait. Rating: - EleganceEnjoyed watching real actors at work. The pace of the storytelling allows for the development of the characters and the plot. There is nothing like a Brit mystery! Rating:  - Somewhat DisappointingUnlike many other works of P D James,this one is slow moving,probably because Dalgliesh is not in charge of the investigation.It is also somewhat unrealistic (even for fiction),as 7 women have been murdered at night,and women are still going outside alone after the sun sets. The discovery of the main murderer seems to have occured with little police input (it's a wonder the local "cop" was not superceeded by an outsider).The technical production is good,except I do Read More Rating: - "Devices and Desires (1991) ... Roy Marsden ... Koch Vision (2008)"Koch Vision presents "DEVICES AND DESIRES" (4 January 1991) (310 mins/Color) -- the 1989 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) series by P. D. James --- It takes place on Larksoken, an isolated headland in Norfolk --- Commander Adam Dalgliesh, having published his second volume of poetry, retreats to the remote Larksoken headland where his recently deceased aunt, Jane Dalgliesh, left him a converted windmill --- However, a psychopathic mass murderer, known as the Norfolk Whistler, is on ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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