Appointment with Death
An invitation to murder!
1988 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Winner |
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| Writer: | Michael Winner, Peter Buckman, Agatha Christie, Anthony Shaffer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 15, 1988 |
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| Director: | Michael Winner |
| Writer: | Michael Winner, Peter Buckman, Agatha Christie, Anthony Shaffer |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, blackmail, cruise, ship, private detective, murder mystery, trieste |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, GG Studio, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $960,040
Budget: $6,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Valerie Richards | Carol Boynton |
| John Terlesky | Raymond Boynton |
| Amber Bezer | Ginevra Boynton |
| Douglas Sheldon | Captain Rogers |
| Michael Sarne | Healey |
| Michael Craig | Lord Peel |
| Mohammed Hirzalla | Hassan |
| Rudy Ruggiero | Tourist Guide |
| Dan Muggia | Italian Policeman |
| Lutuf Nouasser | Boynton Driver |
| Babi Neeman | Arab Vendor |
| Rupert Horrox | British Official |
| Hugh Brophy | British Official at Ball |
| Marcel Solomon | Ship's Captain |
| Aliza Ben-Moha | Woman |
| Iyad Hajjaj | Holyland Native |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Winner | Screenplay, Director, Editor |
| Pino Donaggio | Original Music Composer |
| David Gurfinkel | Director of Photography |
| Avishay Avivi | Art Direction |
| Peter Buckman | Screenplay |
| Avraham Leibman | Gaffer |
| Itzik Kol | Production Supervisor |
| Miri Sformes | Third Assistant Director |
| Shlomo Zafrir | Set Decoration |
| Arthur Wicks | Property Master |
| John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| David Wynn-Jones | Director of Photography, Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Shauli Gorodeski | Second Assistant Director |
| Alan Cassie | Set Decoration |
| Alfred Gershoni | Construction Manager |
| Peter Russell | Draughtsman |
| Yossi Yarkoni | Boom Operator |
| Uri Steinmetz | Clapper Loader |
| Edna Rosen | Production Coordinator |
| Brian Lintern | Music Editor |
| Shuli Silberberg | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Anna Bargiel | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Talia Natanzon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Matti Halchmi | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Dana Fogach | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Tamy Levy | Hairstylist |
| Vered Sapir-Fragman | Production Secretary |
| Maya Tavi | Casting |
| Daniel Schneor | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Gadi Danzig | Steadicam Operator |
| John Blezard | Production Design |
| David Varod | Construction Coordinator |
| Stanley B. Gill | Sound Recordist |
| Asher Gat | Production Manager |
| Rafi Zabar | Third Assistant Director |
| Bill Surridge | Construction Manager |
| Anat Avivi | Assistant Property Master |
| Eli Yarkoni | Sound Recordist |
| Micky Binyamini | Focus Puller |
| Naomi Kol | Production Accountant |
| Lionel Selwyn | Sound Editor |
| Ora Stikovski | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Ayelet Chen | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Judith Ben-Yod | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Pat Hay | Makeup Artist |
| Debby Kleider | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Paula Gillespie | Hairstylist |
| Cheryl Leigh | Continuity |
| Yoni Hamenachem | Still Photographer |
| Muki Ben-Hamo | Transportation Captain |
| Jakob Kalusky | Choreographer |
| Miguel Markin | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Rami Siman-Tov | Clapper Loader |
| Tony Lenny | Sound Editor |
| Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Blondine Mille | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Laura Dinolesko | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Yvonne Coppard | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Biderman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Stephanie Kaye | Hairstylist |
| Esty Braminsky | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Rafi Laadan | Production Assistant |
| Shimon Sabach | Key Grip |
| Dyson Lovell | Casting |
| Agatha Christie | Novel |
| Anthony Shaffer | Screenplay |
| Marcia Gay | Second Assistant Director |
| David Old | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Giancarlo Ferrando | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Danny ben Menahem | Location Coordinator |
| Chris Carreras | First Assistant Director |
| Natale Massara | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Winner | Producer |
| Mati Raz | Associate Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Executive Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 12 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 920 | 958 |