Appointment with Death (1988)

04/15/1988 (IL) • 1h 42m

Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama

An invitation to murder!

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.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall

Lady Westholme

Carrie Fisher

Nadine Boynton

John Gielgud

Colonel Carbury

Piper Laurie

Emily Boynton

Hayley Mills

Miss Quinton

Jenny Seagrove

Dr. Sarah King

David Soul

Jefferson Cope

Nicholas Guest

Lennox Boynton


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Part of the Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection

Includes Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, Thirteen at Dinner

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$960,040.00

Keywords

ship

based on novel or book

blackmail

cruise

private detective

murder mystery

trieste

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