The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1988
Appointment with Death
Directed by
Michael Winner
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
The story
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.
Cast
Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
Lauren BacallLady Westholme
Carrie FisherNadine Boynton
John GielgudColonel Carbury
Piper LaurieEmily Boynton
Hayley MillsMiss Quinton
Jenny SeagroveDr. Sarah King
David SoulJefferson Cope
Nicholas GuestLennox Boynton
Valerie RichardsCarol Boynton
John TerleskyRaymond Boynton
Amber BezerGinevra Boynton
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Douglas SheldonCaptain Rogers
Michael SarneHealey
Michael CraigLord Peel
Mohammed HirzallaHassan
Rudy RuggieroTourist Guide
Dan MuggiaItalian Policeman
Lutuf NouasserBoynton Driver
Babi NeemanArab Vendor
Rupert HorroxBritish Official
Hugh BrophyBritish Official at Ball
Marcel SolomonShip's Captain
Aliza Ben-MohaWoman
Iyad HajjajHolyland Native
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