Murder in Three Acts

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)
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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, and sixth overall including the feature films that preceded the TV movies.