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Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

19866.31h 30m

Overview

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Directed by Clive Donner
Written by Agatha Christie, Rod Browning
Produced by Neil Hartley
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Top Cast

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Ariadne Oliver

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Amy Folliatt

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Sir Stubbs

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Hastings

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Insp. Bland

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

Amanda Brewis

Christopher Guard

Christopher Guard

Alec Legge

Jeff Yagher

Jeff Yagher

Eddie South

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

Hattie Stubbs

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdetectivemurder mystery

About Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly is a crime, thriller, mystery, tv movie film released in 1986 exploring themes of based on novel or book, detective, murder mystery. Directed by Clive Donner, it stars Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings. During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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