In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, cool and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
- Tony CurtisCharles Cartwright
- Emma SammsEgg
- Jonathan CecilCapt. Arthur Hastings
- Fernando AllendeRicardo Montoya
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Col. Mateo
- Lisa EichhornCynthia Dayton
- Dana ElcarDr. Strange
- Frances Lee McCainMiss Milray
- Marian MercerDaisy Eastman
Crew
- Gary NelsonDirector
- Scott SwantonScreenplay
- Agatha ChristieNovel
- Neil RoachDirector of Photography
- Alf ClausenOriginal Music Composer
- Donald R. RodeEditor
- Paul WaignerProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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Dead Man's Folly 198687% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, intimate.
Both classical in form, earnest, cool.
Thirteen at Dinner 198587% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, cool.
Both classical in form, earnest, intimate.
Both classical in form, earnest, cool.
Both classical in form, earnest, cool.
Appointment with Death 198877% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 194377% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, resolved.
Game · Both earnest, classical in form, cool.
Sinking Island 200780% alikeGame · Both earnest, classical in form, cool.
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