Agatha Christie murder mystery with an all-star cast including Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud

1937: manipulative and malicious, recently widowed Emily Boynton ruthlessly rules her step-children's lives. She even makes a luxury family trip to Europe and the Middle East hellish. Things come to boiling point in British-controlled Palestine and fellow traveller Hercule Poirot is soon intrigued and appalled to discover that death never takes a holiday - nor can his famed "little grey cells".
(1988)
Film Reviews pages 47-53