Cadfael Set 4

Starring: Jacobi, Sir Peter

Sir derek jacobi is brother cadfael, ellis peters' crime-solving medieval monk, in this acclaimed series seen on pbs' mystery!

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 054961581597
• Release Date: January 2003
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Rlj Ent/Sphe
• Director: Sebastian Graham Jones
• Starring: Jacobi, Sir Peter
• Runtime: 3 hours, 45 minutes
• Number of Disks: 3
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Brother Cadfael, Set 4

Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate - The Potter's Field - The Holy Thief) The Pilgrim of Hate "Your prayers are enough." Once again, many things are not what they seem, and it is up to Brother Cadfael to bring them to light. If you don't compare it to the book, it's a good film and well-balanced. (Do not forget that the first two chapters of the book are revealed in detail in "A Morbid Taste for Bones" and "One Corpse Too Many")This story takes place years later. From the back cover: Cripples Day at Shrewsbury brings a hoard of disabled pilgrims to the abbey. Within a short while, a body is found in a leather sack amongst the visitors. Cadfael boils down the man's body to inspect the bones and uncovers two possible explanations for his death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Potter's Field "Guilt is something we have to live with." So much mystery, so many solutions, and your guest is wrong. Yet Brother Cadfael stays with it until all is revealed. In the process, we all must think and learn something about ourselves. From the back cover: A woman's skeleton is discovered in a local potter's field, since the potter Ruald left his family to answer a calling from God, everyone concludes that the body belongs to his wife and that Ruald murdered her when she tried to prevent him from taking the tonsure. This may not be the book, but the film has depth in its own right. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Holy Thief "Everyone belongs in the house of God." This Cadfael story is said to be darker and not as much lighter as earlier mysteries. This is not my favorite Hugh Beringar (Anthony Green). I prefer Eoin McCarthy. However, he works well in this Cadfael. In The Holy Thief, while most people were using trial by water to catch the guilty, Cadfael (Derek Jacobi) uses forensics to track down the murderer. The abbey in Ramsey is bombed by rebel soldiers. You may recall the time of the civil war between King Stephen and Queen Maude. As is the custom, they claim the loan of St. Winifred’s holy relics to help build their monastery. You may also recall in “A Morbid Taste for Bones” the trouble Shrewsbury had obtaining St. Winifred. So instead, Brother Cadfael, Cadfael, and Abbot Radulfus offer precious gems. A stormy night comes up, and in the disarray, Winifred is pinched. In the process, there is a murder. Only the balance and counterbalance of Cadfael and Beringar can solve this, if anyone can.