- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
In this typically polished whodunnit, adapted by Anthony Shaffer (who wrote Sleuth) from the Agatha Christie novel, Peter Ustinov makes his second appearance as fussy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. You won't use up too many grey cells figuring out who is responsible for the murder of actress Diana Rigg, but there's enormous pleasure to be had from sitting through the picture while waiting to be proved right. The stellar cast clearly enjoys itself, with Maggie Smith in fine fettle as the hotel manageress. Majorca looks hot, but it would have been nice if the producers had retained the original Cornish setting.
Plot Summary
Murder mystery based on the novel by Agatha Christie, starring Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely and Jane Birkin. When an actress is murdered at a luxury hotel on a remote island, Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Hercule Poirot
- Peter Ustinov
- Sir Horace Blatt
- Colin Blakely
- Christine Redfern
- Jane Birkin
- Patrick Redfern
- Nicholas Clay
- Daphne Castle
- Maggie Smith
- Rex Brewster
- Roddy McDowall
- Myra Gardener
- Sylvia Miles
- Odell Gardener
- James Mason
- Kenneth Marshall
- Denis Quilley
- Arlena Marshall
- Diana Rigg
- Linda Marshall
- Emily Hone
- Police sergeant
- John Alderson
- Police inspector
- Paul Antrim
- Police surgeon
- Cyril Conway
- Flewitt's secretary
- Barbara Hicks
- Flewitt
- Richard Vernon
- Concierge
- Robert Dorning
- Gino
- Dimitri Andreas
Crew
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
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