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Dead Man's Folly
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Title: Dead Man's Folly

Release Date: 8 Jan 1986

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie

Director: Warner Bros. Television

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television

Overview: During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (42 votes)

Cast

  • Hercule Poirot: Peter Ustinov
  • Ariadne Oliver: Jean Stapleton
  • Amy Folliatt: Constance Cummings
  • Sir Stubbs: Tim Pigott-Smith
  • Hastings: Jonathan Cecil
  • Insp. Bland: Kenneth Cranham
  • Amanda Brewis: Susan Wooldridge
  • Alec Legge: Christopher Guard
  • Eddie South: Jeff Yagher
  • Hattie Stubbs: Nicollette Sheridan
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