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

Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall

Lady Westholme

Carrie Fisher

Nadine Boynton

John Gielgud

Colonel Carbury

Piper Laurie

Emily Boynton

Hayley Mills

Miss Quinton

Jenny Seagrove

Dr. Sarah King

David Soul

Jefferson Cope

Nicholas Guest

Lennox Boynton

N/A

Valerie Richards

Carol Boynton

John Terlesky

Raymond Boynton

N/A

Amber Bezer

Ginevra Boynton