"Dear Monsieur Poirot, a word in your ear. The whole world knows that you are a man of enormous discretion and gallantry, a man not only privy to the secrets of kings and prime ministers, but also a man who would never willingly stand by and see a lady in trouble without rushing to her aid. I appeal to you now, as just such a frail woman, in need of help. In fact I throw myself on your mercy. Couldn't we make this a private investigation? You know how peculiar people can be about a spot of murder."

"I could just kill that cow!"

"Monsieur Poirot, you have the French obsession — I'm sorry, Belgian obsession — with crime passionnel. But you're barking up the wrong tree."

"Mesdames, Mademoiselle, Messieurs — the reason I asked you to meet me here this morning — please, Monsieur — is that I, Hercule Poirot, have discovered the identity of the murderer of Madame Marshall. This need surprise no one. Are you all comfortable? Even the murderer?"

"Emily Hone — Linda Marshall"

"If that's Arlena, she must be being dressed by Woolworths these days."

"Richard Vernon — Mr. Flewitt"

"Look, I was wrong about cherchez la femme. Sorry about that, but it's quite obviously cherchez le fruit. Rex, see, is the only one unaccounted for."

"Yes, I have been swimming! There's nothing like the shock of cold water and rhythmic movement to stimulate the little grey cells."

"You see, it is folly to try and trick Hercule Poirot... even in a dead language."

"Roddy McDowall — Rex Brewster"

"Maggie Smith — Daphne Castle"

"Diana Rigg — Arlena Stuart Marshall"

"Denis Quilley — Kenneth Marshall"

"Holidays can be murder."

"Thank you for those three hours of sheer, and unadulterated hell! This may come as a nasty surprise to you but shock absorbers have been standardized equipment on motorized vehicles for thirty years!"

"Evil is Everywhere. Even in Paradise."

"While vacationing in the Greek Isles, famous detective Hercule Poirot spotted a beautiful woman on the beach. Realizing that she was dead, he did not ask her out to dinner."

"Madame, there is nothing like a good night's rest to clear the little grey cells. Kindly ask all our friends to foregather in the lounge after they have finished their petit dejeuner, when all will be revealed."

"It is not me that is hiding, it is you who are lying!"

"I myself timed the journey. But then I was not running like a young gazelle, for obvious reasons."

"A picture of innocence."

"Colin Blakely — Sir Horace Blatt"

"Peter Ustinov — Hercule Poirot"

"Jane Birkin — Christine Redfern"

"Nicholas Clay — Patrick Redfern"

"Sylvia Miles — Myra Gardener"

"Have you ever met a Tyranian doctor, Monsieur Poirot? The limit of their skill is determining the fitness of an ox to pull a cart."

"If I can't see you faces shining in every knife, fork and spoon, I'll have your guts for garters! Understood?"

"James Mason — Odell Gardener"

"Linda, do stop standing there like a coughdrop and say good morning to Monsieur Poirot!"

"Have a good time, my dear Poirot..."

"Arlena and I were in the chorus of a show together, not that I could ever compete. Even in those days, she could always throw her legs up in the air higher than any of us... and wider."

"Don't believe all that about her being too weedy. Women fight like tigers when losing their husbands. Not that I've had much experience at that sort of thing myself."

"She runs like a dromedary with dropsy."

"If it's fun you're looking for, darling, go play with the jellyfish."

"Ben Stiller as Alex"

"Chris Rock as Marty"

"Tom McGrath as Skipper"

"Danny Jacobs as King Julien XIII"

"Chris Miller as Kowalski"

"Andy Richter as Mort"

"Carl Reiner as Santa Claus"

"Chris Knights as Private"

"Nina Dobrev as Cupid"

"David Schwimmer as Melman"

"Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria"

"Willow Smith as Abby"

"Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice"

"Jim Cummings as Donner"