Cadfael: The Complete Collection

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: November 2010
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Acorn Media Publishing
• Number of Disks: 30
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; NTSC
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 5.5" x 7.7"

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The Cadfael Collection

One Corpse Too Many - second Chronicle "We deal with what is." As complex as any of the Cadfael series, this one tells the story of how Master Hugh Beringar becomes sheriff. Also, as Cadfael (Derek Jacobi) states, "By my reckoning, there is one corpse too many." During the time of the civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud, the abbey took a neutral stance. However, Brother Cadfael is given a new assistant. The young lad is anything but, as he is a she. Naturally, Cadfael, being a man of the world, detects this and must find out why she is hiding. Meanwhile, back to the war, Shrewsbury Castle is under siege by Stephen’s men for being a Maud holdout. When Stephen finally gets to the castle, he orders the rebel soldiers executed. Cadfael is preparing them for a Christian burial when he counts 95. It should have been 94. It is trivial to the king, but Cadfael presses that it would not bode well for a king to dismiss a murderer under his very nose. Looks like it may have been the work of Hugh Beringar, a man who has appeared to have conveniently changed sides in the war. King Stephen is not unaware of this. This time will be Cadfael's tuition, forensics, and logic. Prove the case? Is Hue a villain, or will he turn out to be a friend? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sanctuary Sparrow - seventh Chronicle "Under the certainty of Heaven, nothing is certain." When the town's goldsmith is robbed and left for dead, the finger of suspicion is pointed at a young juggler who was performing at the wedding feast of the goldsmith's son. Pursued by the mob, the young entertainer stumbles through the town to the Abby, where he seeks the sanctuary of the Alter. Cadfael is given the job of keeping an eye on the youngster while the authorities investigate. But his discrete inquiries are cut short when the goldsmith's neighbor is found dead, floating in the river. There is complexity or beauty in the film as Father Cadfael, along with my favorite Hugh Beringar (Sean Pertwee), searches for truth and justice using forensics, intuition, and logic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Leper of St. Giles - fifth Chronicle "There is always hope by God's grace and man's efforts." A marriage of convenience is to take place between Baron Huon De Domville and the orphaned Iveta De Masssard. The Barron wants more land. Iveta, on the other hand, is really in love with someone else. As the baron and Iveta are traveling with some lepers, the baron whips them, and Iveta tosses money. We pretty much can guess what is going to happen to the baron. On the eve of the wedding, the Barron mysteriously rides off alone into the night, and that's the last time he's seen alive. Cadfael sets out to investigate his disappearance. In the process, we get to revisit Cadfael’s past and maybe an old friend. Naturally, the description of this film is simplified, and for readers of Ellis Peters' works, the film is simplified from the story. You have to take your hat off to Creeping Gromwell for helping Cadfael solve the mystery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monk’s Hood - third Chronicle We learn more about Cadfael’s past. "No man is measured by the love he gives to others, but by how he is loved by others." A wealthy landowner, Geravase Gurney, wills his land to the abbey in exchange for a small home and to have the abbey supply the meals. His stepson is cut out of his inheritance this way. The mother is caught in between and tries to reconcile them both. Before the deal is done, Gurney is poisoned. Yep, too many people had access to the meal, so it is up to Cadfael to figure out who did it and why. If you have a pretty good idea, you are wrong. It occurs to add a little spice to the tale when Cadfael discovers a little something of his past that makes it imperative he find the answer. This is the time that Abbot Herrib