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Appointment With Death

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Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves a 1937 murder in the Holy Land.

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Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 06/21/2022
I can't outright dismiss a movie in which Piper Laurie has the tremendous luxury of dying six times in a row. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/22/2006
3/5
Winner has never quite maintained a consistent quality, though he certainly has maintained a consistency of style -- and that makes this both interesting and wrongheaded. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/30/2005
2/5
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Tom M Jan 20 Winner has to be one of the worst directors who ever made major budget movies. This is so poorly put together that even the high powered cast members can't raise a flicker of interest. So someone dies, someone killed them...so what? See more Joanne W Jan 17 So bad it was good. Even better with edibles. See more Kate S Jan 5 Evil Under the Sun is one of my favorite movies with Peter Ustinov in a somewhat comic rule. Part of the appeal of that movie is the music it is all Cole Porter and the movie seems to be choreographed to it. This movie is missing a decent score or any type of music that actually works for a mystery and some of the worst sound I've ever heard in a movie. People standing in a room talking are hard to hear and there's an echo because the room is empty. I thought that was something professionals avoided at all costs . Whoever did the sound and the voices was very inconsistent. That said it's a typical Agatha Christie mystery with a lot of very forgettable acting. See more Ramona L Dec 21 I guess my perspective goes against the majority, but I find Utinov to be the worst Poirot imaginable. His accent is pitiable as is his acting. The other stars seem to be playing for laughs. Every performance is over the top. I really wanted to like it. I tried, but didn't succeed. See more Alec B 12/02/2024 Ustinov is still a great Poirot but this is mostly a bore. See more Ted B @Movieaddicted 08/11/2024 This has to be the worst of all the big-budget, star-studded Agatha Christie movies. The acting was certainly ''made for TV' level. Peter Ustinov was the most consistent in his role as Hercule Poirot. However, the rest of the cast simply did a walk-through of their roles. It was disappointing for me to see the likes of Lauren Bacall and Piper Laurie performing at a subpar level, although I do realize they were both at the end of their careers and the $$ was good. The adaptation of one of Agatha Christie's less popular novels did leave a lot to be desired. There were way too many 'red herrings' that were easy to discount. Perhaps what disappointed me the most was that I was able to figure out the ending well before it even happened. I did enjoy the location shots. The cinematography was very good. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov), solves a 1937 murder in the Holy Land.
Director
Michael Winner
Producer
Michael Winner
Screenwriter
Anthony Shaffer, Peter Buckman, Michael Winner
Production Co
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 31, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$603.6K
Runtime
1h 42m