Is It Based on a Book?
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Movie · 1988

Is Appointment with Death based on a book?

Quick answer

Yes. Appointment with Death is based on the book Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (1938).

Appointment with Death is part of the canon of Hercule Poirot series.

The movie was released in 1988.

The book behind Appointment with Death

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Appointment with Death

by Agatha Christie · first published 1938 · detective fiction

1938 novel by Agatha Christie.

canon of Hercule Poirot: books by publication date

  1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
  2. Murder on the Links (1923)
  3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
  4. The Big Four (1927)
  5. The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
  6. Peril at End House (1932)
  7. Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
  8. Three Act Tragedy (1934)
  9. Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
  10. Death in the Clouds (1935)
  11. The A.B.C. Murders (1936)
  12. Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
  13. Cards on the Table (1936)
  14. Dumb Witness (1937)
  15. Death on the Nile (1937)
  16. Appointment with Death (1938)
  17. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)
  18. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)
  19. Sad Cypress (1940)
  20. Evil Under the Sun (1941)
  21. Five Little Pigs (1942)
  22. The Hollow (1946)
  23. Taken at the Flood (1948)
  24. Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)
  25. After the Funeral (1953)
  26. Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)
  27. Dead Man's Folly (1956)
  28. Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
  29. The Clocks (1963)
  30. Third Girl (1966)
  31. Hallowe'en Party (1969)
  32. Elephants Can Remember (1972)
  33. Curtain (1975)

Common questions

Is Appointment with Death based on a book?

Yes. Appointment with Death is based on the book Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (1938).

Who wrote the book Appointment with Death is based on?

Appointment with Death was written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1938.

Is Appointment with Death part of a series?

Yes, it is part of the canon of Hercule Poirot series (11 books listed below in reading order).

Should I read the book before watching?

If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read Appointment with Death before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.

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