Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Sparkling Cyanide

  • TV Movie
  • 1983
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
598
YOUR RATING
Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
CrimeMysteryThriller

Rosemary Barton, the beautiful wife of a top attorney, dies during their anniversary party at an exclusive restaurant. Later a suicide note is found along with traces of cyanide in her drink... Read allRosemary Barton, the beautiful wife of a top attorney, dies during their anniversary party at an exclusive restaurant. Later a suicide note is found along with traces of cyanide in her drink, but murder cannot be ruled out.Rosemary Barton, the beautiful wife of a top attorney, dies during their anniversary party at an exclusive restaurant. Later a suicide note is found along with traces of cyanide in her drink, but murder cannot be ruled out.

  • Director
    • Robert Michael Lewis
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • Robert Malcolm Young
    • Sue Grafton
  • Stars
    • Anthony Andrews
    • Deborah Raffin
    • Pamela Bellwood
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    598
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Michael Lewis
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Robert Malcolm Young
      • Sue Grafton
    • Stars
      • Anthony Andrews
      • Deborah Raffin
      • Pamela Bellwood
    • 19User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Photos

    Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
    Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
    Bette Davis, Peter Ustinov, and Helen Hayes in Murder Is Easy (1982)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Anthony Andrews
    Anthony Andrews
    • Tony Browne
    Deborah Raffin
    Deborah Raffin
    • Iris Murdoch
    Pamela Bellwood
    Pamela Bellwood
    • Ruth Lessing
    Nancy Marchand
    Nancy Marchand
    • Lucilla Drake
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • George Barton
    David Huffman
    David Huffman
    • Stephan Farraday
    Christine Belford
    Christine Belford
    • Rosemary Barton
    June Chadwick
    June Chadwick
    • Sandra Farraday
    Barrie Ingham
    Barrie Ingham
    • Eric Kidderminster
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Captain Kemp
    Anne Rogers
    • Viola Kidderminster
    Michael Woods
    Michael Woods
    • Victor Drake
    Shera Danese
    Shera Danese
    • Christine Shannon
    Ismael 'East' Carlo
    Ismael 'East' Carlo
    • Medical Examiner
    • (as Ismael Carlo)
    Linda Hoy
    Linda Hoy
    • Boat Manager
    Abby Haman
    • Cabaret Singer
    Juan Fernández
    Juan Fernández
    • Bus Boy
    • (as Juan Fernandez)
    Eric Sinclair
    • Charles
    • Director
      • Robert Michael Lewis
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Robert Malcolm Young
      • Sue Grafton
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Sparkling Cyanide
    5.6
    Sparkling Cyanide
    A Caribbean Mystery
    6.3
    A Caribbean Mystery
    Thirteen at Dinner
    6.2
    Thirteen at Dinner
    Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    7.5
    Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    Murder Is Easy
    6.1
    Murder Is Easy
    Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
    7.5
    Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
    8.0
    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
    Miss Marple: Nemesis
    7.8
    Miss Marple: Nemesis
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington
    7.6
    Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington
    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
    7.6
    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
    Dead Man's Folly
    6.3
    Dead Man's Folly
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
    7.5
    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      When Rosemary is poisoned in front of them, Sandra turns to glare at her husband Stephan since she knows he has a motive.
    • Goofs
      In the water-skiing scene, in close-up shots Iris' hands are holding the bar with both palms facing downwards on the bar. In the long-shots, the left hand is palm facing downwards, but the right hand is palm facing upwards.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Wogan: Episode #3.2 (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      I Get a Kick Out of You
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Abby Haman

      Written by Cole Porter

    User reviews19

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    6/10
    Who thinks he's Hercule Poirot
    I saw some criticisms over at YouTube from Agatha Christie purists who resented the American location of this made for television film. I also believe that Christie novels should always be in their original settings, but this was an all right production. And Anthony Andrews as the lead sleuth in Sparkling Cyanide is as English as you can get.

    Andrews is hobnobbing with the rich and somewhat famous and strikes up an acquaintance with Deborah Raffin who is visiting her sister Christine Belford who is currently married to Josef Sommer, but deep in an affair with the married David Huffman. I've already given a few reasons for a murder and others come out during the investigation by LAPD homicide detective Harry Morgan.

    Belford is victim number one as she drinks some champagne laced with cyanide at a dinner party. Later on Sommer who thinks he's Hercule Poirot gathers all the suspects together at a duplication of the same dinner party and he gets the cyanide champagne as well.

    A matter as simple as the seating arrangements provides the solution.

    I'm sure the original English version is better, but this certainly will do for less fussy Christie fans.
    helpful•4
    0
    • bkoganbing
    • Nov 20, 2014

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 5, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cianuro espumoso
    • Filming locations
      • Arden Villa - 1145 Arden Road, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros. Television
      • CBS Entertainment Production
      • The Stan Margolies Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Sparkling Cyanide (1983) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.