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Thirteen at Dinner

1985 · 95 min

A cozy, talky whodunit that charms with witty banter and a star turn, though it rarely surprises.

Directed by
Lou Antonio
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Lou Antonio
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime, mystery
Directed by
Lou Antonio
Written by
Rod Browning
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet, Jonathan Cecil, Bill Nighy, Diane Keen, John Stride, Benedict Taylor
Cinematography
Curtis Clark
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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