Murder in Three Acts
1986 · 1h 34m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Gary Nelson
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Murder in Three Acts
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Gary Nelson Director
- Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot
- Tony Curtis as Charles Cartwright
- Emma Samms as Egg
- Jonathan Cecil as Hastings
- Fernando Allende as Ricardo Montoya
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Col. Mateo
- Lisa Eichhorn as Cynthia Dayton
- Dana Elcar as Dr. Strange
- Frances Lee McCain as Miss Milray
- Marian Mercer Cast
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