Appointment with Death
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-04-15
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Michael Winner
Spoken language: English
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Original title: Appointment with Death
Production Companies: GG Studio, Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group
Production Countries: Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Peter Ustinov
Lauren Bacall
Carrie Fisher
John Gielgud
Piper Laurie
Hayley Mills
Jenny Seagrove
David Soul
Nicholas Guest
Valerie Richards
John Terlesky
Amber Bezer
Douglas Sheldon
Michael Sarne
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