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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 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies, it was directed by Lou Antonio and starred Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen and Bill Nighy. David Suchet, later to play Poirot in the long-running television series entitled Agatha Christie's Poirot, played the role of Inspector Japp. Suchet considers his performance as Japp to be "possibly the worst performance of [his] career."
Original Release
09/19/1985
US Release
09/19/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Ustinov | Hercule Poirot |
| Faye Dunaway | Carlotta Adams / Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams |
| David Suchet | Inspector Japp / Insp. Japp |
| Jonathan Cecil | Captain Arthur Hastings / Capt. Arthur Hastings |
| Bill Nighy | Ronald Marsh |
| Diane Keen | Jenny Driver |
| John Stride | Film Director |
| Benedict Taylor | Donald Ross |
| Lee Horsley | Bryan Martin |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Sir Montague Corner |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Ustinov | Hercule Poirot |
| Faye Dunaway | Carlotta Adams / Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams |
| David Suchet | Inspector Japp / Insp. Japp |
| Jonathan Cecil | Captain Arthur Hastings / Capt. Arthur Hastings |
| Bill Nighy | Ronald Marsh |
| Diane Keen | Jenny Driver |
| John Stride | Film Director |
| Benedict Taylor | Donald Ross |
| Lee Horsley | Bryan Martin |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Sir Montague Corner |
| Glyn Baker | Lord Edgware's Butler / Butler |
| John Barron | Lord Edgware |
| Peter Clapham | Mr. Wildburn |
| Lesley Dunlop | Alice Bennett |
| Avril Elgar | Miss Carroll |
| Oriane Grieve | Serious Actress |
| Russell Grant | Moxon |
| Roger Milner | Duke of Merton's Footman |
| David Neville | Fluttering Young Man / Young Man |
| Amanda Pays | Geraldine Marsh |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Neil Hartley | Producer |
