This article is about the television mystery. For the book published under the same name, see Three Act Tragedy.
Murder in Three Acts
Genre
Crime Drama Mystery
Based on
Three Act Tragedy 1934 novel by Agatha Christie
Written by
Scott Swanton
Directed by
Gary Nelson
Starring
Peter Ustinov Tony Curtis Emma Samms Fernando Allende Diana Muldaur Jonathan Cecil
Theme music composer
Alf Clausen
Country of origin
United Kingdom United States
Original language
English
Production
Producer
Paul Waigner
Production location
Acapulco
Cinematography
Neil Roach
Editor
Donald R. Rode
Running time
94 minutes
Production company
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network
CBS
Release
September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30)
Related
Dead Man's Folly
Appointment with Death
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Murder in Three Acts is a British-American made-for-television mystery film of 1986 produced by Warner Bros. Television, featuring Peter Ustinov as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot. Directed by Gary Nelson,[1] it co-starred Jonathan Cecil as Hastings, Tony Curtis, and Emma Samms.
The film is based on Christie's book Three Act Tragedy (1934), published in the US under the title Murder in Three Acts. It was Ustinov's third and last portrayal of Poirot on television.
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