3 Acts of Murder_
In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story resulted in one of Australia’s most sensational murder trials of the 1930’s and catapulted Upfield’s name onto the world stage.
Starring
Robert Menzies, Luke Ford, Nicholas Hope
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
3 Acts of Murder was released 17 years ago in 2009.
Overview
In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockm...
3 Acts of Murder is a Crime, Drama, TV Movie film with a runtime of 1h 35m.
CAST (8)
Robert Menzies
Arthur Upfield
Luke Ford
Snowy Rowles
Nicholas Hope
Detective Harry Manning
Anni Finsterer
Anne Upfield
Emma Booth
Sarah Corbett
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Bill McCluskey
Charles Bogle
Bille Brown
George Ritchie
Ian Meadows
George Lloyd
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What is 3 Acts of Murder about?
In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story resulted in one of Australia’s most sensational murder trials of the 1930’s and catapulted Upfield’s name onto the world stage.
How long is 3 Acts of Murder?
3 Acts of Murder has a runtime of 95 minutes (1h 35m).
Who stars in 3 Acts of Murder?
The cast of 3 Acts of Murder includes Robert Menzies, Luke Ford, Nicholas Hope, Anni Finsterer, Emma Booth.
What is the rating of 3 Acts of Murder?
3 Acts of Murder has a rating of 5.4 out of 10 based on 5 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Crime
Drama
TV Movie