Is It Based on a Book?
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Movie · 1986 · CBS

Is Murder in Three Acts based on a book?

Quick answer

Yes. Murder in Three Acts is based on the book Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie (1934).

Three Act Tragedy is part of the canon of Hercule Poirot series.

The movie was released in 1986 on CBS.

The book behind Murder in Three Acts

Three Act Tragedy cover

Three Act Tragedy

by Agatha Christie · first published 1934 · detective fiction

1934 novel by Agatha Christie.

canon of Hercule Poirot: books by publication date

  1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
  2. Murder on the Links (1923)
  3. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
  4. The Big Four (1927)
  5. The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
  6. Peril at End House (1932)
  7. Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
  8. Three Act Tragedy (1934)
  9. Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
  10. Death in the Clouds (1935)
  11. The A.B.C. Murders (1936)
  12. Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
  13. Cards on the Table (1936)
  14. Dumb Witness (1937)
  15. Death on the Nile (1937)
  16. Appointment with Death (1938)
  17. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)
  18. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)
  19. Sad Cypress (1940)
  20. Evil Under the Sun (1941)
  21. Five Little Pigs (1942)
  22. The Hollow (1946)
  23. Taken at the Flood (1948)
  24. Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)
  25. After the Funeral (1953)
  26. Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)
  27. Dead Man's Folly (1956)
  28. Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
  29. The Clocks (1963)
  30. Third Girl (1966)
  31. Hallowe'en Party (1969)
  32. Elephants Can Remember (1972)
  33. Curtain (1975)

Common questions

Is Murder in Three Acts based on a book?

Yes. Murder in Three Acts is based on the book Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie (1934).

Who wrote the book Murder in Three Acts is based on?

Three Act Tragedy was written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1934.

Is Three Act Tragedy part of a series?

Yes, it is part of the canon of Hercule Poirot series (11 books listed below in reading order).

Should I read the book before watching?

If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read Three Act Tragedy before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.

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