# Cita con la muerte (1988)

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**Original title**: *Appointment with Death*
**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama
**Directed by**: Michael Winner
**Written by**: Anthony Shaffer, Michael Winner, Peter Buckman
**Starring**: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills

> *An invitation to murder!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Jerusalem. Midday heat. A fly buzzing.

The Boynton family, in thrall to their monstrous stepmother, arrive in the Holy Land with a secret. When the old woman turns up dead at an archeological dig, a certain Belgian detective arrives to sift through the suspects.

Peter Ustinov's final turn as Poirot, directed with maximum cheese by Michael Winner.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, mindfuck, playful

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