Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, a posh 1937 tour of the holy land turns murderous when a malicious, wealthy dowager (Piper Laurie) is mysteriously poisoned. Each of her fellow tourists had the means and the motive to kill her and any of them would have enjoyed plunging the lethal hypodermic syringe into Mrs. Boynton's .. Read more
| Starring | Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Genres | Drama |
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Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, a posh 1937 tour of the holy land turns murderous when a malicious, wealthy dowager (Piper Laurie) is mysteriously poisoned. Each of her fellow tourists had the means and the motive to kill her and any of them would have enjoyed plunging the lethal hypodermic syringe into Mrs. Boynton's fleshy arm. It's up to nimble-witted Belgian detective Poirot (Peter Ustinov) to discover whodunit. APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH is a fun, suspenseful film. Watching closely, one can easily deduce the murderer. With APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH, Director Michael Winner revisits his roots. His earlier film, MURDER ON CAMPUS, bares a similar story.
| Starring | Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie |
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| Director | Michael Winner |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, German |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 20 Feb 2006 |
Winner's tongue-in-cheek direction overplays the clichÃs: even Hercule Poirot (Ustinov) seems to have lost respect for... read more on Time Out
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After you've seen 'Death on the Nile' 1978 & 'Evil Under the Sun' 1982, Appointment with Death is very disappointing. The one star is ... read more »
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Ustinov at is best
Peter Ustinov is the classic Poirot. I loved this film and could watch it over and over again
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Death
After you've seen 'Death on the Nile' 1978 & 'Evil Under the Sun' 1982, Appointment with Death is very disappointing. The one star is ... read more »
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WARNING! Extremely boring film. Watch at own peril!
I am an Agatha Christie fan and normally enjoy watching Peter Ustinov's Poirot, but this film has got to be the slowest, most painfully boring attempt ever... read more »
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