Peter Ustinov also starred in this story in 1985, under the original US title Thirteen at Dinner. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Thirteen at Dinner; All good things must come to an end. Overview. Thirteen at Dinner (1985) 09/19/1985 (US) Crime, Mystery 1h 27m User Score. THIRTEEN AT DINNER is an entertaining version of the Christie story with FAYE DUNAWAY enjoying herself in the dual role of a movie star obsessed with her own image, as well as a female impersonator who delights in amusing people with her look-alike job of … With Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, David Suchet, Jonathan Cecil. The version was modernised and brought out of the 1930s. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. In 1934 Austin Trevor took on the role of Poirot for the third time, directed by Henry Edwards. This is a Poirot mystery in which Poirot isn't overly arrogant and irritating and the plot is intriguing enough. I haven't read "Thirteen at Dinner" (originally titled "Lord Edgeware Dies" as a novel), but now I want to. His hair is now white and his moustache wonky. The great detective, Hercule Poirot, digs deeper into the case. It also featured an … Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. Agatha Christie was not much for character development, but she was a master of plot and surprise twists. Thirteen at Dinner (TV Movie 1985) on IMDb: Plot summary, synopsis, and more. Before its book publication, the novel was serialised in six issues (March–August 1933) of The American Magazine as 13 For Dinner. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Agatha Christie's 'Thirteen at Dinner' (1985) - Lou Antonio on AllMovie - Agatha Christie's famous Belgian fussbudget… She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. I love to listen to Agatha Christie's radio plays when I travel. It is impossible to imagine that she would telegraph the solution so quickly, so obviously, from the beginning. A summary of Part X (Section5) in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid’s Tale. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Handmaid’s Tale and what it means. C F I beleive "Thirteen at Dinner" marks just that for Peter Ustinov's role as Poirot. Directed by Lou Antonio. An American movie actress, best known for playing dumb blondes, is Scotland Yard's prime suspect when her husband, Lord Edgware, is murdered. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. One evening at a hotel, she walks over to Poirot and Hastings in the middle of dinner, to have a private conversation. Lord Edgware Dies is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September 1933 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year under the title of Thirteen at Dinner. 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