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An invitation to murder ! - Appointment with Death
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Title: Appointment with Death

Release Date: 15 Apr 1988

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Director: GG Studio, Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group

Production Companies: GG Studio, Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.071 (133 votes)

Cast

  • Hercule Poirot: Peter Ustinov
  • Lady Westholme: Lauren Bacall
  • Nadine Boynton: Carrie Fisher
  • Colonel Carbury: John Gielgud
  • Emily Boynton: Piper Laurie
  • Miss Quinton: Hayley Mills
  • Dr. Sarah King: Jenny Seagrove
  • Jefferson Cope: David Soul
  • Lennox Boynton: Nicholas Guest
  • Carol Boynton: Valerie Richards
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