Deadly parties

Movie
German title	Deadly parties
Original title	Murder in Three Acts
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1986
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Gary Nelson
script	Scott Swanton
production	Paul Waigner
music	Alf Clausen
camera	Neil Roach
cut	Donald R. Rode
occupation
Peter Ustinov : Hercule Poirot Tony Curtis : Charles Cartwright Emma Samms : Jennifer Eastman, "Egg" Jonathan Cecil : Arthur Hastings Fernando Allende : Ricardo Montoya Pedro Armendáriz junior : Col. Mateo Lisa Eichhorn : Cynthia Dayton Dana Elcar : Dr. Wallace Strange Frances Lee McCain : Miss Milray Marian Mercer : Daisy Eastman Diana Muldaur : Angela Stafford Nicholas Pryor : Freddie Dayton Concetta Tomei : Janet Crisp Jacqueline Evans : Mrs. Babbington Ángeles González : Housekeeper Philip Guilmant : Rev. Babbington Claudia Guzmán : Pink Rodolfo Hernández : Miguel Martin LaSalle : Doctor

Deadly Parties (original title: Murder in Three Acts ) is an American television film based on the detective novel " Nicotine " (1934) by Agatha Christie . It is the fifth film in the series in which Peter Ustinov played the role of " Hercule Poirot ", whom he had previously played in Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982), Mord à la Carte (1985 ) and Murder with Split Roles (1986) and which ended with Rendezvous with a Corpse (1988).

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Instead of being able to write his memoirs, the Belgian master detective Hercule Poirot is confronted with a new case that takes him to Acapulco , where he has to solve a dubious series of poisonings.

Remarks

In contrast to the novel, the plot was moved from the 1930s to the 1980s and from England to Acapulco. The character of Mr. Satterthwaite was replaced by that of Arthur Hastings, who is better known to the public , and the English stage actor Sir Charles Cartwright became an American film star.

As part of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot , a remake was made with David Suchet in the lead role, which was published under the German title Nicotine (2010).

Reviews

"Banal adaptation of a crime play by Agatha Christie, staged for television as a babbling conversation piece."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Commons : Deadly Parties  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Deadly parties in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Deadly parties in the German dubbing file
• Murder in Three Acts in the All Movie Guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Deadly Parties. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 17, 2017 .