Appointment with Death (1988)

Directed by

Michael Winner

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On a trip to Jerusalem, a wealthy woman is murdered. Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the suspects, who are all members of her family.

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What happens

Appointment with Death is a 1988 American mystery film and sequel produced and directed by Michael Winner. Made by Golan-Globus Productions, the film is an adaptation of the 1938 Agatha Christie novel Appointment with Death featuring the detective Hercule Poirot. The screenplay was co-written by Winner, Peter Buckman, and Anthony Shaffer, the latter writing the script ten years earlier. The film stars Peter Ustinov as Poirot, along with Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove and David Soul. It is a follow-up to numerous other theatrical and made-for-television adaptions starring Ustinov, as well as 1974's Murder on the Orient Express. It marks Ustinov's final portrayal of Hercule Poirot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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