Movie
Murder in Three Acts
19861h 34m5.9 / 10
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Murder in Three Acts was released September 30, 1986. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
Tony CurtisCharles Cartwright
Emma SammsEgg
Jonathan CecilCapt. Arthur Hastings
Fernando AllendeRicardo Montoya
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Col. Mateo
Lisa EichhornCynthia Dayton
Dana ElcarDr. StrangeCredits
- Directed by
- Gary Nelson
- Written by
- Scott Swanton, Agatha Christie
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection
Production
Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
Themes
based on novel or bookdetectivemurdermurder mysterywhodunnit