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6.0

1986

94 min

CrimeDramaMystery

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

Top Cast

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Tony Curtis

Charles Cartwright

Emma Samms

Egg

Jonathan Cecil

Capt. Arthur Hastings

Fernando Allende

Ricardo Montoya

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Col. Mateo

Lisa Eichhorn

Cynthia Dayton

Dana Elcar

Dr. Strange

Frances Lee McCain

Miss Milray

Marian Mercer

Daisy Eastman

Diana Muldaur

Angela Stafford

Nicholas Pryor

Freddie Dayton

Concetta Tomei

Janet Crisp

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Jacqueline Evans

Mrs. Babbington

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Ángeles González

Housekeeper

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