Hercule Poirot Returns in 'Rendezvous with a Corpse' on Arte

The classic detective film 'Rendezvous with a Corpse' (German: 'Rendezvous mit einer Leiche') airs on Arte on August 16 and will be available in the Arte media library until September 14. The movie features Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, who interrupts his vacation on a luxury cruise ship bound for Israel to solve a murder. The plot involves a wealthy former prison director who changes his will shortly before his death, much to the displeasure of his second wife, Emily Boynton, a former prison guard. The will stipulates that the fortune be divided equally among Emily and the children, but Emily blackmails the family lawyer into destroying the new will, thereby reinstating the original one that leaves everything to her. The family pretends to accept this and embarks on a cruise to Israel, with the lawyer following due to an affair with Emily's daughter-in-law. On the ship, Poirot meets the family through mutual acquaintances and joins them on an excursion to the Dead Sea, where Emily is murdered. Poirot investigates and uncovers an unexpected lead. The film is a production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, with the copyright notice indicating 2023, and the image is provided by ARD.