Скачать или смотреть 🕵️‍♀️ Appointment with Death (1988) – Full Agatha Christie Mystery 🎬 Starring Peter Ustinov

📅 Release Date: April 15, 1988
🎥 Directed by: Michael Winner
✍️ Screenplay by: Michael Winner
📚 Based on: Appointment with Death (1938 novel) by Agatha Christie
🎼 Music by: Pino Donaggio
📷 Cinematography: David Gurfinkel
✂️ Edited by: Michael Winner
🏢 Production Companies: Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
🎞️ Distributed by: Cannon Releasing
⏱️ Runtime: 102 minutes
🌐 Language: English
🇬🇧 Country of Origin: United Kingdom

📖 Overview:

Appointment with Death (1988) is a British mystery film adapted from Agatha Christie’s 1938 novel of the same name. This theatrical feature presents another case for famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, portrayed by Peter Ustinov, in his final appearance in the role.

The plot follows a group of British and American travelers on an archaeological trip to the Middle East. When a domineering matriarch is found dead, Poirot is called upon to solve the mystery amid a web of secrets, motives, and hidden relationships.

🌄 Setting & Filming Locations:

The story is set in Petra, Jordan, with many scenes filmed on location among its ancient ruins. This setting replaces the original novel’s location in the Middle East and provides a dramatic desert backdrop for the unfolding mystery.

👥 Main Cast:

Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall as Lady Westholme

Carrie Fisher as Nadine Boynton

John Gielgud as Colonel Carbury

Piper Laurie as Mrs. Emily Boynton

Hayley Mills as Miss Quinton

Jenny Seagrove as Dr. Sarah King

David Soul as Jefferson Cope

Nicholas Guest as Raymond Boynton

Valerie Richards as Ginerva Boynton

Michael Sarrazin as Lennox Boynton

🎭 The cast features both veteran and contemporary actors, several of whom had previously appeared in adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work.

🧠 Plot Summary:

During an expedition to Petra, the domineering and cruel matriarch Mrs. Boynton exerts tyrannical control over her family. After a group hike to a mountaintop, she is found dead under suspicious circumstances.

Detective Hercule Poirot is brought in to investigate. Through a series of interviews and observations, Poirot uncovers long-held resentments, concealed affairs, and possible motives shared by multiple individuals in the traveling party.

His deduction leads to a climactic reveal in classic Christie style, where each suspect is confronted and the truth behind the murder is unveiled.

🎵 Music & Tone:

The musical score, composed by Pino Donaggio, provides a dramatic and suspenseful accompaniment to the film, enhancing the desert atmosphere and the escalating tension of the investigation.

📚 Educational Relevance:

Demonstrates adaptation techniques for transforming literary settings (Palestine in the book) into cinematic environments (Petra, Jordan)

Serves as an example of late 1980s British mystery cinema, utilizing both on-location filming and ensemble casting

Offers insight into Agatha Christie’s recurring themes of family dynamics, psychological control, and hidden motives

The final Poirot portrayal by Peter Ustinov, who had also starred as the detective in several earlier Christie films including Death on the Nile (1978) and Evil Under the Sun (1982)

⚠️ Content Advisory:

🔎 Contains depictions of psychological manipulation, familial tension, and thematic violence appropriate to a mystery genre

🎞️ Suitable for general audiences interested in classic whodunits

📺 This upload is intended for educational and archival use. It may be of interest to students of film adaptation, Christie scholars, or fans of classic British mystery cinema. 🏜️📚🕵️‍♂️