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Adaptations Of Agatha Christie
Lists of adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie: Film Television * 1938 '' Love from a Stranger'' (Based on the stage play of the same name from the short story ''Philomel Cottage'') (UK, BBC) * 1947 '' Love from a Stranger'' (UK, BBC) * 1949 '' Ten Little Indians'' (UK, BBC) * 1955 '' Spider's Web'' (Based on the stage play of the same name) (UK, BBC) * 1956 '' Spider's Web'' (West Germany) * 1959 '' Ten Little Indians'' (UK, ITV) * 1980 '' Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'' (UK, ITV * 1981 '' The Seven Dials Mystery'' (UK, ITV) * 1982 '' Spider's Web'' (UK, BBC) * 1982 '' The Agatha Christie Hour'' (UK, ITV) * 1982 ''Murder Is Easy'' (US, CBS) * 1982 '' The Witness for the Prosecution'' (US, CBS) * 1983 '' The Secret Adversary'' (UK, ITV) * 1983 '' Partners in Crime'' (UK, ITV) * 1983 '' A Caribbean Mystery'' (US, CBS) * 1983 '' Sparkling Cyanide'' (US, CBS) * 1985 '' Murder with Mirrors'' (US, CBS) * 1985 '' Thirteen at Dinner'' (US, CBS) * 1986 '' Dead Man's Folly'' (US, CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery ''The Mousetrap'', which has been performed in the West End theatre, West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime"—a nickname now trademarked by her estate—or the "Queen of Mystery". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. She is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philomel Cottage
''The Listerdale Mystery'' is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in June 1934.Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions''. Dragonby Press (Second Edition) March 1999 (Page 15) The book retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The collection did not appear in the US; however, all of the stories contained within it did appear in other collections only published there. The collection is notable for the first book appearance of the story ''Philomel Cottage'', which was turned into a highly successful play and two feature films, and was also televised twice in the UK. Plot summaries The Listerdale Mystery Mrs St. Vincent is a genteel lady living in reduced circumstances with her son and daughter, Rupert and Barbara. After her husband's financial speculations went wrong, he died, and they were forced to vacate the house, which had been in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder, She Said
''Murder She said'' is a British 1961 comedy-murder mystery film directed by George Pollock, based on the 1957 novel '' 4.50 from Paddington'' by Agatha Christie. The production stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, along with Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, and Rutherford's husband, Stringer Davis. MGM made three sequels, '' Murder at the Gallop'' (1963), '' Murder Most Foul'' (1964) and ''Murder Ahoy!'' (1965), all with Rutherford starring as Miss Marple. She also cameoed as Marple in MGM's ''The Alphabet Murders'' (1965), which starred Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot. Plot While travelling by train, Miss Marple witnesses the strangling of a young woman in another train on a parallel track. The police find nothing to support her story, so she conducts her own investigation, and with the aid of her close friend Jim Stringer, comes to the conclusion that the body must have been thrown off the train near the grounds of Ackenthorpe Hall. Wheedling her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Blind Mice (radio Play And Short Story)
''Three Blind Mice'' is the name of a half-hour radio play written by Agatha Christie, which was later adapted into a television film, a short story, and a popular stage production. Plot 1947 radio production The original radio play was broadcast on the BBC Light Programme at 8.00pm on Friday 30 May 1947. It was part of an evening of programmes in honour of the eightieth birthday of Queen Mary. The BBC had approached the Queen some months before and asked what programmes she would like to hear. Amongst a selection of music and variety, she requested something by Christie, a writer she admired. Christie agreed, asking that her fee of one hundred guineas be donated to the Southport Infirmary Children's Toy Fund. The idea for the play came from a real-life tragedy, the Dennis O'Neill case of 1945, the death of a boy in foster care. Christie's official biography states that the name of the boy was Daniel O'Neill but contemporary newspaper reports state the name of the boy as Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mousetrap (play)
''The Mousetrap'' is a murder mystery Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a profession ... play by Agatha Christie. The play opened in London's West End theatre, West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The List of the longest-running West End shows, longest-running West End show, it also has by far the longest run of any play in the world, reaching its 30,000th performance on 19 March 2025. Attendees at St Martin's Theatre often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer. As of 2022 the play had been seen by 10 million people in London. A whodunit, the play has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chupi Chupi Aashey
''Chupi Chupi Aashey'' (''Silently he comes'') is a 1960 Bengali murder mystery film directed by Premendra Mitra. This film was released by Aurora Film Corporation and music scored by Nachiketa Ghosh. Sandhya Mukherjee sings the title song. ''Chupi Chupi Aashey'' was adapted from Agatha Christie's radio play and short story ''Three Blind Mice'' and stage play ''The Mousetrap''. Plot Two partners, Prabir and Kanika, start a hotel business and advertise through handbills. The name of the hotel is ''Kalyaneshwari'' Health Resort. At the same time, an unknown person commits a murder in Kolkata, and two workers find a copy of that handbill which fell from the pocket of the murderer. The police sends a detective, Inspector Ghoshal, to the Kalyaneswari guest house to prevent another murder. The guest house is surrounded by water due to heavy flooding. All communications gradually stop because of continuous rainfall. Before the flood, several guests, namely Dr. Bajpayee, Miss Dhar, Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider's Web (play)
''Spider's Web'' is a play by crime writer Agatha Christie. ''Spider's Web,'' which premiered in London's West End in 1954, is Agatha Christie's second most successful play (744 performances), having run longer than '' Witness for the Prosecution'', which premiered in 1953 (458 performances). It is surpassed only by Christie's record-breaking ''The Mousetrap'', which has run continuously since opening in the West End in 1952. Background ''Spider's Web'' was written at the request of its star, Margaret Lockwood, whose main body of work was in films and who had never appeared in a West End production aside from ''Peter Pan''. In 1953, Lockwood asked her agent, Herbert de Leon, to speak with Sir Peter Saunders, who was the main producer of Christie's work on the stage after the successes of ''The Hollow'' and ''The Mousetrap'', and see if Christie would be interested in writing a play for her. Saunders arranged a meeting between Christie and Lockwood at the Mirabelle restaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider's Web (1960 Film)
''The Spider's Web'' (also known as ''The Spider's Web by Agatha Christie'') is a 1960 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert. It was adapted by Albert G. Miller and Eldon Howard from the 1954 play '' Spider's Web'' by Agatha Christie, and was a rare Technicolor 'A' feature from the Danzigers. It was remade as a television play starring Penelope Keith, broadcast on BBC Two on 26 December 1982. Plot An ambassador's wife must hide the corpse of her stepdaughter's unlikeable stepfather from her husband, who is bringing important visitors to their country home. Cast * Glynis Johns as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown * John Justin as Henry Hailsham-Brown * Jack Hulbert as Sir Rowland Delahaye * Cicely Courtneidge as Miss Peake * Ronald Howard as Jeremy * David Nixon as Elgin * Wendy Turner as Pippa * Basil Dignam as Hugo * Joan Sterndale-Bennett as Mrs Elgin * Ferdy Mayne as Oliver * Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witness For The Prosecution
"The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in ''Flynn's'', a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. In 1933, the story was published for the first time as "The Witness for the Prosecution" in the collection ''The Hound of Death'' that appeared only in the United Kingdom. In 1948, it was published in the United States under that title in the collection '' The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories''. The story has been adapted for stage, film and television. Plot Leonard Vole is arrested for the murder of Emily French, a wealthy older woman. Unaware that he was a married man, Miss French made him her principal heir, casting suspicion on Leonard. When his wife, Romaine, agrees to testify, she does so not in Leonard's defence but as a witness for the prosecution. Romaine's decision is part of a complicated plan to free her husband. She first gives the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witness For The Prosecution (play)
''Witness for the Prosecution'' is a play adapted by Agatha Christie from her 1925 short story "Traitor's Hands". The play opened in London on 28 October 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre (although the first performance had been in Nottingham on 28 September). It was produced by Sir Peter Saunders. Reception of London production ''The Times'' of 29 October 1953 was enthusiastic in its praise stating, "The author has two ends in view, and she attains them both. She takes us now into the Old Bailey during an exciting trial for murder, now into chambers where the human reactions of the lawyers engaged in the case may be studied; and when the trial is over and there seems no more to be said, she swiftly ravels again the skein which the law has confidently unravelled and leaves herself with a denouement which is at once surprising and credible." The reviewer outlined the basics of the plot, commenting that Patricia Jessel's performance in the witness box was "cold-blooded" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witness For The Prosecution (1957 Film)
In law, a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know. A witness might be compelled to provide testimony in court, before a grand jury, before an administrative tribunal, before a deposition officer, or in a variety of other legal proceedings. A subpoena is a legal document that commands a person to appear at a proceeding. It is used to compel the testimony of a witness in a trial. Usually, it can be issued by a judge or by the lawyer representing the plaintiff or the defendant in a civil trial or by the prosecutor or the defense attorney in a criminal proceeding, or by a government agency. In many jurisdictions, it is compulsory to comply with the subpoena and either take an oath or solemnly affirm to testify truthfully under penalty of perjury. Although informally a witness includes whoever perceived the event, in law, a witness is different from an informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love From A Stranger (1947 Film)
''Love from a Stranger'' is a 1947 American historical film noir directed by Richard Whorf and starring John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney and Ann Richards. The film is also known as ''A Stranger Walked In'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the play of the same title by Frank Vosper, inspired by a short story by Agatha Christie, which had previously been turned into a 1937 British film '' Love from a Stranger'' starring Basil Rathbone. Plot A woman fears her new husband will kill her. Cast * John Hodiak as Manuel Cortez * Sylvia Sidney as Cecily Harrington * Ann Richards as Mavia * John Howard as Nigel Lawrence * Isobel Elsom as Auntie Loo-Loo * Ernest Cossart as Billings * Philip Tonge as Dr. Gribble * Anita Sharp-Bolster as Ethel (the maid) * Frederick Worlock as Insp. Hobday * Phyllis Barry as Waitress Production The movie was one of the first from the newly formed Eagle Lion Productions. Arturo de Cordova was announced as the star. Margaret Lockwood was wanted for the female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
