Crime ·Thriller ·TV Movie · Germany · 1973 · 1h 10m

Black Coffee

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Director
Claus Peter Witt
Cast
Horst Bollmann as Hercule Poirot Heinz Fabian as Dr. Graham Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Lord Amery Käthe Haack as Caroline Gert Haucke as Inspec. Japp Otto Kurth as Butler
Crew
Peter Goldbaum — Screenplay Claus Peter Witt — Screenplay Agatha Christie — Novel
Synopsis

The inventor Sir Claude Amery wants to give the thief of the formula for his latest invention the chance to return it in the dark without being recognized. He gathers everyone in the house in the library and has the lights switched off for a short time. When the light comes back on, Amery is dead. A case for the Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot.

Mood & Themes
detective
Key Collaborators
Claus Peter Witt Director Peter Goldbaum Screenplay Claus Peter Witt Screenplay Agatha Christie Novel
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