Plot
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 Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall
Lady Westholme
Carrie Fisher
Nadine Boynton
John Gielgud
Colonel Carbury
Piper Laurie
Emily Boynton
Hayley Mills
Miss Quinton
Jenny Seagrove
Dr. Sarah King
David Soul
Jefferson Cope
Nicholas Guest
Lennox Boynton
Valerie Richards
Carol Boynton
John Terlesky
Raymond Boynton
Amber Bezer
Ginevra Boynton
Crew
Michael Winner
Director
Michael Winner
Producer
Pino Donaggio
Original Music Composer
David Gurfinkel
Director of Photography
Anthony Shaffer
Screenplay
Peter Buckman
Screenplay
Michael Winner
Screenplay
David Wynn-Jones
Director of Photography
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