Thirteen at Dinner (film)

Thirteen at Dinner
GenreCrime
Mystery
Thriller
Based onLord Edgware Dies
by Agatha Christie
Written byRod Browning
Directed byLou Antonio
StarringPeter Ustinov
Faye Dunaway
Diane Keen
Bill Nighy
David Suchet
Music byJohn Addison
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNeil Hartley
Production locationsLondon
Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington, London, England
Shad Thames, Southwark, London, England
CinematographyCurtis Clark
EditorDavid A. Simmons
Running time87 minutes
Production companiesCBS Entertainment Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 19, 1985 (1985-10-19)
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Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.[1] Adapted by Rod Browning from the 1933 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies,[2] it was directed by Lou Antonio and starred Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy and David Suchet, who was later to play Poirot in the long-running television series entitled Agatha Christie's Poirot.[3][4] The film first aired on CBS Television on October 18, 1985.[5]

  1. ^ "Agatha Christie's 13 At Dinner". TCM. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ Parkinson, David. "Thirteen at Dinner". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "13 at Dinner (1985)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  5. ^ Sanders, Dennis (1989). The Agatha Christie companion : the complete guide to Agatha Christie's life and work. Len Lovallo. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 0-425-11845-2. OCLC 20660363.