Murder in Three Acts

– In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat an..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1986
Murder in Three Acts (1986)

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

30 Sep 1986

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Gary Nelson

Writer:

Agatha Christie (novel), Scott Swanton (teleplay)

Main Actors:

Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Jonathan Cecil

Plot:

Hercule Poirot's assistant, Hastings, calls him down to Acapulco in Mexico where he can write his memoirs but Hastings drags him to a party populated with Hastings' new friends. There's Janet Crisp - the writer, Daisy Eastman and her daughter 'Egg', Ricardo Montoya, Dr. Strange, Miss Milray the housekeeper and Charles Cartwright the famous American actor. But at the party another guest - Rev. Babbington - dies from poisoning and when Dr. Strange also dies from poisoning, Poirot must swing into action before the serial killer strikes again...

Production:

Warner Bros. Television

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10