I. Introduction

Dating with Death is a crime suspense film, directed by michael winner and starring Peter Ustinov and Rosetta Jacobs.

The film tells the story of Belgian detective Poirot who came to the holy city of Jerusalem, met and investigated the death of Mrs. Boynton.

Second, the content

The great Belgian detective Poirot came to the holy city again, and this time he met the eccentric Boynton family who were visiting here: mother, married son, wife, youngest son and two daughters. The old lady Boynton holds the economic power in the family. She isolated her children from the world since childhood.

Through this tyrannical and rude way of education, Mrs. Boynton mastered the children's marriage, love and even thoughts. The cowardly eldest son Lennox and his wife Nadine finally had to choose whether to end the marriage in this twisted family.

Raymond, the youngest son, and Carol, the daughter, are worried about their little sister Jennifer, who is always in a coma. At Solomon Hotel, they met Miss Sarah King, a beautiful and enthusiastic medical nurse. Encouraged by Sarah, the two young people decided to do something to get rid of the bondage that had been suppressed for a long time.

Mrs Boynton chose to visit Petra. Besides Miss Sarah, she was accompanied by Mrs. Westholm, Dr. Gerard and Miss Pierce.

In the process of visiting the sacred places, young people not only appreciate the strange beauty of nature, but also establish pure friendship. But at the end of this beautiful day, they suddenly found that Mrs. Boynton, who had not gone out to play, died in a big chair outside the tent in the camp.

On the surface, it seems that the old lady died of heart disease, but in-depth investigation found that digitalis toxin, a powerful drug affecting the heart, was the real cause of death. Poirot was ordered to play again. Who killed Mrs. Boynton and why?