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Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly
1986
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 30m
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs. (imdb)

Directed by:

Clive Donner
Clive-Donner
24 total credits
Clive Donner has 24 credits at Criticker, including: What's New, Pussycat, A Christmas Carol, Babes in Toyland, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Nude Bomb

Starring:

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim-Pigott-Smith
26 total credits
Tim Pigott-Smith has 26 credits at Criticker, including: V for Vendetta, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, Clash of the Titans and Bloody Sunday
,
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth-Cranham
46 total credits
Kenneth Cranham has 46 credits at Criticker, including: Layer Cake, A Good Year, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Oliver! and The Legend of Hercules
,
Peter Ustinov
Peter-Ustinov
84 total credits
Peter Ustinov was two times Academy Award-winning film actor, director, writer, journalist, and raconteur. He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and led numerous international theatrical productions.He was born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov on April 16, 1921, in Swiss Cottage, London, England. Ustinov was of Russian, German, French, Italian and Ethiopian descent, with ancestral connections to Russian nobility as well as the Ethiopian Royal Family. His grandmother, Magdalena
,
Jean Stapleton
Jean-Stapleton
19 total credits
Jean Stapleton has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Michael, Klute, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, All in the Family and Bells Are Ringing
,
Susan Wooldridge
Susan-Wooldridge
14 total credits
Susan Wooldridge has 14 credits at Criticker, including: How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Hope and Glory, The Lady, The War of the Worlds and Afraid of the Dark
,
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette-Sheridan
22 total credits
Nicollette Sheridan has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Beverly Hills Ninja, Spy Hard, The Sure Thing, Desperate Housewives and Noises Off...
,
Constance Cummings
Constance-Cummings
31 total credits
Constance Cummings has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Blithe Spirit, American Madness, The Criminal Code, Movie Crazy and The Battle of the Sexes
,
Jeff Yagher
Jeff-Yagher
11 total credits
Jeff Yagher has 11 credits at Criticker, including: V, Shag, Strange Bedfellows, Dead Man's Folly and Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Jonathan Cecil has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance

Franchise:

Hercule Poirot

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Dead Man's Folly

1986
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 30m
Avg Percentile 30.96% from 24 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(24)
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Rated 27 Mar 2025
59
30th
One of the charms of Poirot investigations, no matter which actor played him, is the 30s settings. It adds a period flair and some extravagance. Making it 80s UK was a mistake that made it seem cheap and bland visually. What added glitter could have made it more enjoyable but also made it more believable was gone. The story was otherwise a bit dull
Rated 12 Jul 2020
43
26th
Not as nonsense as Thirteen at Dinner, but still very bland (and not just the Inspector). Jean Stapleton has some fun moments, but Ustinov is slowly losing his gusto. The modern setting still doesn't make sense for a story about inheritance taxes destroying the old aristocracy, and the way the puzzle plot is conveyed is super sloppy.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Clive Donner
Clive-Donner
24 total credits
Clive Donner has 24 credits at Criticker, including: What's New, Pussycat, A Christmas Carol, Babes in Toyland, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Nude Bomb

Starring:

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim-Pigott-Smith
26 total credits
Tim Pigott-Smith has 26 credits at Criticker, including: V for Vendetta, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, Clash of the Titans and Bloody Sunday
,
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth-Cranham
46 total credits
Kenneth Cranham has 46 credits at Criticker, including: Layer Cake, A Good Year, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Oliver! and The Legend of Hercules
,
Peter Ustinov
Peter-Ustinov
84 total credits
Peter Ustinov was two times Academy Award-winning film actor, director, writer, journalist, and raconteur. He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and led numerous international theatrical productions.He was born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov on April 16, 1921, in Swiss Cottage, London, England. Ustinov was of Russian, German, French, Italian and Ethiopian descent, with ancestral connections to Russian nobility as well as the Ethiopian Royal Family. His grandmother, Magdalena
,
Jean Stapleton
Jean-Stapleton
19 total credits
Jean Stapleton has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Michael, Klute, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, All in the Family and Bells Are Ringing
,
Susan Wooldridge
Susan-Wooldridge
14 total credits
Susan Wooldridge has 14 credits at Criticker, including: How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Hope and Glory, The Lady, The War of the Worlds and Afraid of the Dark
,
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette-Sheridan
22 total credits
Nicollette Sheridan has 22 credits at Criticker, including: Beverly Hills Ninja, Spy Hard, The Sure Thing, Desperate Housewives and Noises Off...
,
Constance Cummings
Constance-Cummings
31 total credits
Constance Cummings has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Blithe Spirit, American Madness, The Criminal Code, Movie Crazy and The Battle of the Sexes
,
Jeff Yagher
Jeff-Yagher
11 total credits
Jeff Yagher has 11 credits at Criticker, including: V, Shag, Strange Bedfellows, Dead Man's Folly and Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Jonathan Cecil has 7 credits at Criticker, including: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance

Franchise:

Hercule Poirot

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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