Appointment with Death
1988 · Movie · PG · 102 min · ★ 6.1 · 51% critics
A controlling matriarch keeps her stepfamily under her thumb by manipulating a disputed will, then drags the tense group on a trip through Europe and the Holy Land. When she turns up dead near an archaeological dig, a famous detective steps in to question a large circle of uneasy travelers with plenty of reasons to resent her.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-04-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (172 votes)
- Box office
- $960,040
- Budget
- $6,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like globe-trotting Agatha Christie-style mysteries with a big suspect list and period atmosphere, but Not for you if you need brisk pacing, sharp tension, or a truly surprising whodunit like Murder on the Orient Express.
Pros: exotic travel settings; classic whodunit setup; strong supporting cast | Cons: slow and muddled; low suspense mystery; uneven, hammy acting
Themes
- ship
- based on novel or book
- blackmail
- cruise
- private detective
- murder mystery
- trieste
Cast & crew
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
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Valerie Richards
as Carol Boynton
Directed by Michael Winner