Appointment with Death (1988)

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
• Lauren Bacall as Lady Westholme
• Carrie Fisher as Nadine Boynton
• John Gielgud as Colonel Carbury
• Piper Laurie as Emily Boynton
• Hayley Mills as Miss Quinton
• Jenny Seagrove as Dr. Sarah King
• David Soul as Jefferson Cope
• Nicholas Guest as Lennox Boynton
• Valerie Richards as Carol Boynton

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