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Dead Man's Folly

1986 · 90 min

A cozy, puzzle-like mystery with a charming detective, set in a stately home, where the game turns deadly.

Directed by
Clive Donner
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings
Overview
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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Directed by
Clive Donner
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • mystery
  • deception
  • justice
  • class
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, mystery, tv movie, drama
Directed by
Clive Donner
Written by
Rod Browning
Starring
Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Kenneth Cranham, Susan Wooldridge, Christopher Guard
Music
John Addison
Cinematography
Curtis Clark
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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