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Appointment with Death(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-04-15
61%
147 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
An invitation to murder!
Overview:
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Israel,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $6,000,000.00
Revenue: $960,040.00
ProductionCompanies: 
GG Studio
Golan-Globus Productions
Movie: Appointment with Death
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall
Lady Westholme
Carrie Fisher
Nadine Boynton
John Gielgud
Colonel Carbury
Piper Laurie
Emily Boynton
Hayley Mills
Miss Quinton
Jenny Seagrove
Dr. Sarah King
David Soul
Jefferson Cope
Nicholas Guest
Lennox Boynton
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