Director: Michael Winner

Writers: Peter Buckman; Anthony Shaffer; Michael Winner

From novel: Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

Keywords: Mystery

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lauren Bacall	Actor	16-Sep-1924	12-Aug-2014	Key Largo
Michael Craig	Actor	27-Jan-1928		Capt. John Anderson on Triangle
Carrie Fisher	Actor	21-Oct-1956	27-Dec-2016	Princess Leia in Star Wars
John Gielgud	Actor	14-Apr-1904	21-May-2000	Prospero's Books
Piper Laurie	Actor	22-Jan-1932		Catherine Packard in Twin Peaks
Hayley Mills	Actor	18-Apr-1946		The Parent Trap
Jenny Seagrove	Actor	4-Jul-1957		Jo Mills on Judge John Deed
David Soul	Actor	28-Aug-1943		Hutch on Starsky and Hutch
Peter Ustinov	Actor	16-Apr-1921	28-Mar-2004	British stage actor

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 4-Jul-2005)

The book was even more tortuous than most of Christie's works. However, director Winner did a good job in laying out the plot in an hour and about 45 minutes. The cast - hasbeens and wanna-be's, laboured meritoriously and created some moments of captivating cinema. The principals - Gielgud, Ustinov, Bacall, etc - gave solid performances. The newcomers gave some patchy performances - Hugh Brophy was smooth and commanding as the maitre d'. Like to see more of him. Amber Bezer was, on the other hand, extraordinarily clumsy - don't need to see any more of her. A lovely performance is turned in by Jenny Seagrove - the camera loved her and she is quietly beautiful throughout. Director Winner drew a great effort from her - rumour has it that they were very close on and off the set during the making of this slightly better than average Christie movie.

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