Dead Man's Folly
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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)
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Directed by:

Clive Donner
Clive-Donner
24 total credits
Credits include: What's New, Pussycat, A Christmas Carol, Babes in Toyland, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Nude Bomb
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Starring:

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim-Pigott-Smith
30 total credits
Credits include: V for Vendetta, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, Clash of the Titans and Bloody Sunday
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,
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth-Cranham
55 total credits
Credits include: Layer Cake, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Good Year, Oliver! and The Legend of Hercules
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,
Peter Ustinov
Peter-Ustinov
85 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
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,
Jean Stapleton
Jean-Stapleton
23 total credits
Credits include: Michael, Klute, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, All in the Family and Bells Are Ringing
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,
Susan Wooldridge
Susan-Wooldridge
14 total credits
Credits include: How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Hope and Glory, The Lady, The War of the Worlds and Afraid of the Dark
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,
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette-Sheridan
31 total credits
Credits include: Beverly Hills Ninja, Spy Hard, The Sure Thing, Desperate Housewives and Noises Off...
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,
Constance Cummings
Constance-Cummings
32 total credits
Credits include: Blithe Spirit, American Madness, The Criminal Code, Movie Crazy and The Battle of the Sexes
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,
Jeff Yagher
Jeff-Yagher
11 total credits
Credits include: V, Shag, Dead Man's Folly, Strange Bedfellows and Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
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,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Credits include: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance
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Franchise:

Hercule Poirot

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Dead Man's Folly

1986
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
1h 30m
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Ratings & Reviews

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26 Mar 2025
59
29th
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
12 Jul 2020
43
27th
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.
19 Dec 2025
50
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18 Oct 2025
60
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50
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29 Dec 2024
65
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01 Jul 2024
40
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30 Apr 2024
74
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11 Jan 2024
50
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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Clive Donner
Clive-Donner
24 total credits
Credits include: What's New, Pussycat, A Christmas Carol, Babes in Toyland, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Nude Bomb
polygon

Starring:

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim-Pigott-Smith
30 total credits
Credits include: V for Vendetta, Johnny English, The Remains of the Day, Clash of the Titans and Bloody Sunday
polygon
,
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth-Cranham
55 total credits
Credits include: Layer Cake, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Good Year, Oliver! and The Legend of Hercules
polygon
,
Peter Ustinov
Peter-Ustinov
85 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
polygon
,
Jean Stapleton
Jean-Stapleton
23 total credits
Credits include: Michael, Klute, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, All in the Family and Bells Are Ringing
polygon
,
Susan Wooldridge
Susan-Wooldridge
14 total credits
Credits include: How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Hope and Glory, The Lady, The War of the Worlds and Afraid of the Dark
polygon
,
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette-Sheridan
31 total credits
Credits include: Beverly Hills Ninja, Spy Hard, The Sure Thing, Desperate Housewives and Noises Off...
polygon
,
Constance Cummings
Constance-Cummings
32 total credits
Credits include: Blithe Spirit, American Madness, The Criminal Code, Movie Crazy and The Battle of the Sexes
polygon
,
Jeff Yagher
Jeff-Yagher
11 total credits
Credits include: V, Shag, Dead Man's Folly, Strange Bedfellows and Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
polygon
,
Jonathan Cecil
Jonathan-Cecil
7 total credits
Credits include: Thirteen at Dinner, Dead Man's Folly, Murder in Three Acts, The Taming of the Shrew and A Fine Romance
polygon

Franchise:

Hercule Poirot

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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