Dead Man's Folly (1986)
- Directed by
- Clive Donner
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder during a garden party at an English country estate. He must untangle a web of secrets among the guests to find the killer.
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What happens
Dead Man's Folly is a 1986 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It is based on Christie's 1956 novel Dead Man's Folly. The film was directed by Clive Donner and starred Peter Ustinov as Poirot. The cast included Jean Stapleton, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Constance Cummings and Nicollette Sheridan. It was shot largely on location at West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire, England. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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