Thirteen at Dinner
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58% Critic Match

Thirteen at Dinner

5.8 / 10 1985 1h 35mNR English
CrimeMystery

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Lead
Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Jane Wilkinson / Charlotta Adams

David Suchet

David Suchet

Insp. Japp

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Capt. Arthur Hastings

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Ronald Marsh

Diane Keen

Diane Keen

Jenny Driver

John Stride

John Stride

Film Director

Benedict Taylor

Benedict Taylor

Donald Ross

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lou Antonio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Thirteen at Dinner is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker