Thirteen at Dinner (1985)

5.8/10 95 min 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.

Cast

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Faye Dunaway

Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams

David Suchet

Insp. Japp

Jonathan Cecil

Capt. Arthur Hastings

Bill Nighy

Ronald Marsh

Diane Keen

Jenny Driver

John Stride

Film Director

Benedict Taylor

Donald Ross

Lee Horsley

Bryan Martin

Allan Cuthbertson

Sir Montague Corner

Glyn Baker

Butler

John Barron

Lord Edgware

Lesley Dunlop

Alice Bennett

Avril Elgar

Miss Carroll

Roger Milner

Duke of Merton's Footman

Amanda Pays

Geraldine Marsh

Pamela Salem

Mrs. Wildburn

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