Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death

An invitation to murder!

Part of Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection

1988•1h 42m•6.1/10

ThrillerCrimeMysteryDrama

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6.1/10(165)

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.

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Production

GG Studio, Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Lady Westholme

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher

Nadine Boynton

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Colonel Carbury

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Emily Boynton

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Miss Quinton

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Dr. Sarah King

David Soul

David Soul

Jefferson Cope

Nicholas Guest

Nicholas Guest

Lennox Boynton

Valerie Richards

Carol Boynton

John Terlesky

John Terlesky

Raymond Boynton

Amber Bezer

Ginevra Boynton

Douglas Sheldon

Captain Rogers

Michael Sarne

Michael Sarne

Healey

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Lord Peel

Mohammed Hirzalla

Hassan

Rudy Ruggiero

Rudy Ruggiero

Tourist Guide

Dan Muggia

Italian Policeman

Lutuf Nouasser

Boynton Driver

Babi Neeman

Arab Vendor

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