Appointment with Death (1988)

6.1PG96 minDirector: Michael Winner

1988 Poirot mystery film directed by Michael Winner

Appointment with Death is a 1988 American mystery film and sequel produced and directed by Michael Winner. Made by Golan-Globus Productions, the film is an adaptation of the 1938 Agatha Christie novel Appointment with Death featuring the detective Hercule Poirot. The screenplay was co-written by Winner, Peter Buckman, and Anthony Shaffer, the latter writing the script ten years earlier.

The film stars Peter Ustinov as Poirot, along with Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove and David Soul. It is a follow-up to numerous other theatrical and made-for-television adaptions starring Ustinov, as well as 1974's Murder on the Orient Express.

It marks Ustinov's final portrayal of Hercule Poirot.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Appointment with Death about?
Appointment with Death (1988) — Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie), stepmother to the three Boynton children, and mother to Ginevra (Amber Bezer), blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope (David Soul), into destroying the second will of her late husband, which would have freed the childern from her dominating inf
Is Appointment with Death based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Appointment with Death scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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