# Dead Man's Folly (1986)

> At an English country-house fair, Hercule Poirot must separate a playful murder hunt from a killer’s deadly imitation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3404

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie, Drama
- Director: Clive Donner
- Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Kenneth Cranham, Susan Wooldridge, Christopher Guard
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090914/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, suspenseful, eerie, classic mystery night, rainy day viewing

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