Thirteen at Dinner

Name: Thirteen at Dinner
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1985-10-19
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Jonathan Cecil, Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet

– Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercul..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 30 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

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.

Styles:

Talky, Semi Serious, Clever, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1940s

Producing Country:

USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Scotland Yard

Genre:

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Release Date:

19 Oct 1985

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Lou Antonio

Story Written By:

Rod Browning, Agatha Christie

Main Actors:

Jonathan Cecil, Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet

Plot:

Hercule Poirot appears on a TV talk show with actor Bryan Martin who is making an action/detective movie with Jane Wilkinson. He also meets impressionist Carlotta Adams. They all go to a party and Jane asks him and Captain Hastings to go and meet her husband, Lord Edgware in regards to a divorce. They do so, to discover that the Lord had already granted her a divorce. Jane is delighted but drops hints that she could have killed the Lord if he didn't grant her the divorce. The next day Lord Edgware is found dead and all the staff at the Lord's house swear that Jane was the one who did it but witnesses at another Lord's party swear that Jane was with them. Carlotta then dies and Poirot must investigate as Inspector Japp is determined to put Jane away...

Production Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10