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Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

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Thirteen at Dinner

1985

1h 35m

5.8(84 votes)

Crime

Mystery

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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Warner Bros. Television

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams

David Suchet

David Suchet

Insp. Japp

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Capt. Arthur Hastings

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Ronald Marsh

Diane Keen

Diane Keen

Jenny Driver

John Stride

John Stride

Film Director

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Donald Ross

Lee Horsley

Lee Horsley

Bryan Martin

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Sir Montague Corner

Creative team

Directed by: Lou Antonio
Written by: Rod Browning
Produced by: Neil Hartley

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