Dead Man's Folly (film)

Dead Man's Folly
Based onDead Man's Folly
by Agatha Christie
Written byRod Browning
Directed byClive Donner
StarringPeter Ustinov
Jean Stapleton
Constance Cummings
Tim Pigott-Smith
Jonathan Cecil
Music byJohn Addison
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNeil Hartley
Production locationsCliveden, Taplow, Berkshire, England
Harrods, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, England
West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
CinematographyCurtis Clark
EditorDonald R. Rode
Running time94 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 8, 1986 (1986-01-08)
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Dead Man's Folly is a 1986 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.[1] It is based on Christie's 1956 novel Dead Man's Folly. The film was directed by Clive Donner and starred Peter Ustinov as Poirot.

The cast included Jean Stapleton, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Constance Cummings and Nicollette Sheridan. It was shot largely on location at West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire, England.

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (8 January 1986). "TV REVIEW; USTINOV IN 'DEAD MAN'S FOLLY' ON CBS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 March 2023.