# Murder in Three Acts (1986)

> In sunlit Acapulco, Hercule Poirot trades memoir writing for a deadly party mystery when successive poisonings reveal a killer hiding among the guests.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3406

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Gary Nelson
- Cast: Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Jonathan Cecil, Fernando Allende, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Lisa Eichhorn, Dana Elcar
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091572/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: suspenseful, theatrical, witty, classic mystery night, detective movie marathon

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