Name: Dead Man's Folly
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1986-01-08
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil

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During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

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Directed by: Clive Donner
Written by: Agatha Christie, Rod Browning
Produced by: Neil Hartley
Music by: John Addison

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January 8, 1986 · 1 h 30 min · Violence

Released: January 8, 1986
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
Content: Violence
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie, Drama
Original language: English
Made in: United States, United Kingdom
Available in: 2 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

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Where can I stream Dead Man's Folly?

In the United States, Dead Man's Folly streams on fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+, and Hallmark TV. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is Dead Man's Folly worth watching?

57

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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 6.3).

Is Dead Man's Folly a sequel?

Yes: it's movie 4 of 6 in its series, after Thirteen at Dinner (1985) and before Murder in Three Acts (1986).