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Dead Man's Folly (1986) (TV)
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8 January 1986 (USA)
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During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs. full summary | add synopsis
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Decent, well-staged TV mystery
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(Complete credited cast) | Peter Ustinov | ... | Hercule Poirot |
 | Jean Stapleton | ... | Ariadne Oliver |
 | Constance Cummings | ... | Amy Folliatt |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | ... | Sir George Stubbs |
| Jonathan Cecil | ... | Hastings |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Inspector Bland |
| Susan Wooldridge | ... | Amanda Brewis |
| Christopher Guard | ... | Alec Legge |
| Jeff Yagher | ... | Eddie South |
 | Nicollette Sheridan | ... | Hattie Stubbs (as Nicolette Sheridan) |
| Ralph Arliss | ... | Michael Weyman |
| Caroline Langrishe | ... | Sally Legge |
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Agatha Christie's Dead Man's Folly (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
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USA:90 min
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Philip Whitchurch was interviewed for Bland.
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Hercule Poirot:
Children are erratic, or so I'm told. I don't have the privelege of knowing many.
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Followed by Murder in Three Acts (1986) (TV)
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This made-for-TV movie is a good adaptation of Agatha Christie's story of the same name. Peter Ustinov again plays Hercule Poirot with aplomb as he unravels the mystery surrounding the Fair at Nass House and the architectural Folly. Dead bodies begin to pile up and no one is sure who they can trust among the many diverse guests at the Fair.
The biggest asset of this film is that it was shot on location in Great Britain at one of the Treasure Houses of England (Wilton House, I believe), which adds greatly to the period feel of the film. If shot anywhere else, it would have been a routine TV movie.
None of the performances truly stand out, but everyone plays their part with vigor and conviction. Most of the cast are English and they are much better than the American actors, who seem to be playing stock characters and don't quite fit in. However, it is a pleasant way to spend a few hours and revel in the grandeur of an authentic English estate.