Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
Overview
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.294 |
Directed By
Lou Antonio
Crew
David A. Simmons
Agatha Christie
John Addison
Rod Browning
Neil Hartley
Curtis Clark
Lou Antonio
Michael Stevenson
Andrew Sanders
Jane Robinson
Anna Dryhurst
Richard Mills
Bobbie Smith
Ellen Meyer
Rose Tobias Shaw
Gene Eliot
TOP CAST
Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
Faye Dunaway
Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams
Jonathan Cecil
Capt. Arthur Hastings
Bill Nighy
Ronald Marsh
Diane Keen
Jenny Driver
John Stride
Film Director
Benedict Taylor
Donald Ross
Lee Horsley
Bryan Martin
Allan Cuthbertson
Sir Montague Corner
Glyn Baker
Butler
John Barron
Lord Edgware
Peter Clapham
Mr. Wildburn
Lesley Dunlop
Alice Bennett
Avril Elgar
Miss Carroll
Russell Keith Grant
Moxon
Roger Milner
Duke of Merton's Footman
David Neville
Young Man
David Suchet
Insp. Japp
Amanda Pays
Geraldine Marsh
Pamela Salem
Mrs. Wildburn
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