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Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

Crime · Drama · Mystery · 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.

Movie details

Murder in Three Acts

1986 Crime · Drama · Mystery 1h 34m

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5.9 / 10

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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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Directed by

Gary Nelson

Written by

Scott Swanton

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Charles Cartwright

Emma Samms

Emma Samms

Egg

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Capt. Arthur Hastings

Fernando Allende

Fernando Allende

Ricardo Montoya

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Col. Mateo

Lisa Eichhorn

Lisa Eichhorn

Cynthia Dayton

Court is in session

Put Murder in Three Acts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.