Thirteen at Dinner (film)
| Thirteen at Dinner | |
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| Based on | Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie |
| Written by | Rod Browning |
| Directed by | Lou Antonio |
| Starring | Peter Ustinov Faye Dunaway Diane Keen Bill Nighy David Suchet |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Neil Hartley |
| Cinematography | Curtis Clark |
| Editor | David A. Simmons |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production companies | CBS Entertainment Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 19, 1985 |
Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Adapted by Rod Browning from the Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies, it was directed by Lou Antonio and starred Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen and Bill Nighy. David Suchet, later to play Poirot in the long-running television series entitled Agatha Christie's Poirot, played the role of Inspector Japp. Suchet considers his performance as Japp to be "possibly the worst performance of [his] career."[1]
Cast
- Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
- Faye Dunaway as Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams
- Jonathan Cecil as Arthur Hastings
- Bill Nighy as Ronald Marsh
- Diane Keen as Jenny Driver
- David Suchet as Inspector James Japp
- John Stride as Film Director
- Benedict Taylor as Donald Ross
- Lee Horsley as Bryan Martin
- Allan Cuthbertson as Sir Montague Corner
- John Barron as Lord George Edgware
- Lesley Dunlop as Alice Bennett
- Avril Elgar as Miss Carroll
- Amanda Pays as Geraldine Marsh
- John Quarmby as Sir Montague's Butler
- Pamela Salem as Mrs. Wildburn
- Lou Antonio as Movie Producer
- David Frost as Himself
- Tony Hawks as Man in Background at party
Ustinov as Poirot
Thirteen at Dinner was Peter Ustinov's third portrayal of Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Ustinov played Poirot in a total of six films:
- Death on the Nile (1978) – theatrical film
- Evil Under the Sun (1982) – theatrical film
- Thirteen at Dinner (1985) – TV film
- Dead Man's Folly (1986) – TV film
- Murder in Three Acts (1986) – TV film
- Appointment with Death (1988) – theatrical film
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