Overview
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.
Cast
- Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
- Lauren Bacall as Lady Westholme
- Carrie Fisher as Nadine Boynton
- John Gielgud as Colonel Carbury
- Piper Laurie as Emily Boynton
- Hayley Mills as Miss Quinton
- Jenny Seagrove as Dr. Sarah King
- David Soul as Jefferson Cope
- Nicholas Guest as Lennox Boynton
- Valerie Richards as Carol Boynton