3 Acts of Murder

3 Acts of Murder

2009 · 95 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime, Drama, TV Movie

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.

Directed by Rowan Woods · Written by Ian David

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