Appointment with Death

Name: Appointment with Death
Genre: crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Released: 1988
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie

Appointment with Death (1988) — crime, drama, mystery film. Directed by Michael Winner. Starring Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud. This page maps 6 characters and 11 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.1/10 from 190 votes.

Interactive Features for Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 11 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A detective unravels a complex murder mystery involving a tyrannical matriarch, a hidden past, and a web of blackmail.

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 6.1/10 · 102 min · 1988

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found dead and Hercule Poirot investigates.