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Appointment with Death (1988) 5.8
Emily Boynton, step-mother to the three Boynton children and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope, into destroying a second will of her late husband which would ... See full summary » Director:Michael Winner |
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Captain Rogers
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Healey
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Lord Peel
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Emily Boynton, step-mother to the three Boynton children and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope, into destroying a second will of her late husband which would have freed the childern from her dominating influence. She takes herself and the children on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, Hercule Poirot meets up with a woman friend, Dr. King who falls in love with Raymond Boynton to Emily's disapproval. Lady Westholme, her secretary and Cope are following them too. The children discover about the second will and Emily succeeds in rubbing the rest up the wrong way causing much hatred towards her. At a dig, everybody wonders about the camp and Emily is found dead... poisoned. Poirot investigates... Written by Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>
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hercule poirot | jerusalem | suicide | dead woman with eyes open | woman kills woman |Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 April 1988 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death See more »Box Office
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$960,040 (USA)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Narciso Serradell
Arranged by Frank Barber
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Third and final time Peter Ustinov played Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in a theatrically released film. The previous times were in Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Emily Boynton: I never forget anything: not a name, not a face, not an action.See more »
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"La Golondrina"(uncredited)
Music by Narciso Serradell
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This is the most under-appreciated Agatha Christie film in my opinion. The movie has a top grade cast (for the most part) including Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Piper Laurie & Hayley Mills. Mills and Bacall give the best supporting performances as an Archeologist and Member of Parliment respectively. The solution to the murder of evil mother Laurie isn't an easy one, but it all makes sense in the end. The plot moves along at a good pace, and features beautiful locations. If you want a good mystery, go and rent Appointment with Death!