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Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Adapted by Rod Browning from the 1933 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies, 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. The film first aired on CBS Television on October 18, 1985.
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1985 · 1h 35m · Crime · Mystery
TMDB 5.8/10 (85 votes)
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and find the criminal before another victim dies.
Directed by Lou Antonio
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Lou AntonioDirector
Peter Ustinovas Hercule Poirot
David Suchetas Insp. Japp
Jonathan Cecilas Capt. Arthur Hastings
Diane Keenas Jenny Driver
John Strideas Film Director
Benedict Tayloras Donald Ross
Lee Horsleyas Bryan Martin
Allan Cuthbertsonas Sir Montague Corner
Glyn Bakeras Butler
John Barronas Lord EdgwarePPeter Claphamas Mr. Wildburn
Lesley Dunlopas Alice Bennett