Adaptations of Agatha Christie
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- DirectorJulius HagenLeslie S. HiscottStarsStewart RomeTrilby ClarkUrsula JeansA doctor proves his wife's first husband was killed by a neighbour posing as a tramp.Story based on: The Coming of Mr Quin (short story collection)
- DirectorFred SauerStarsCarlo AldiniEve GrayEberhard LeithoffBased on Agatha Christie's "The Secret Adversary," a young couple looking for adventure become involved in the mystery of a missing woman and an espionage ring.Story based on: The Secret Adversary (novel)
- DirectorLeslie S. HiscottStarsAustin TrevorFranklin DyallElizabeth AllanBelgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.Story based on: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (novel)
The film was adapted from the 1928 play Alibi by Michael Morton which was in turn based on the 1926 Agatha Christie novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. - DirectorLeslie S. HiscottStarsAustin TrevorAdrianne AllenRichard CooperA famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.Story based on: Black Coffee (stage play)
- DirectorJean KemmStarsRené AlexandreHarry ArbellDanielle DarrieuxStory based on: Black Coffee (stage play)
- DirectorHenry EdwardsStarsAustin TrevorJane CarrRichard CooperA talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?Story based on: Thirteen at Dinner (novel)
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsAnn HardingBasil RathboneBinnie HaleA lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.Story based on: Philomel Cottage (short story collection)
It is based on the 1936 play of the same name by Frank Vosper. In turn, the play was based on the 1924 short story Philomel Cottage, written by Agatha Christie. - DirectorRené ClairStarsBarry FitzgeraldWalter HustonLouis HaywardSeven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.Story based on: And Then There Were None (novel)
- DirectorRichard WhorfStarsJohn HodiakSylvia SidneyAnn RichardsA newly married woman begins to suspect that her husband is a killer. Even worse, she soon comes to believe that she will be his next victim.Story based on: Philomel Cottage (short story collection)
It is based on the 1936 play of the same name by Frank Vosper. In turn, the play was based on the 1924 short story Philomel Cottage, written by Agatha Christie.
Previously been turned into a 1937 British film Love from a Stranger starring Basil Rathbone. - DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.Story based on: The Witness for the Prosecution (short story collection)
- DirectorGodfrey GraysonStarsGlynis JohnsJohn JustinJack HulbertWhen an intruder is killed in her house, the comfortable life of Clarissa Hailsham-Browne is turned upside-down.Story based on: Spider's Web (stage play)
- DirectorPremendra MitraStarsTapati GhoshRobin MajumdarTarun Kumar ChatterjeeA woman is murdered and a hand bill of a resort run by a young couple is found. Is the murderer headed for it? Who is next victim? All the boarders, including owners are under false name. Why? A policeman arrives, will he be able to stop?Story based on: Three Blind Mice (short story collection and radio play)
Adapted from Agatha Christie's radio play and short story Three Blind Mice and stage play The Mousetrap. - DirectorGeorge PollockStarsMargaret RutherfordArthur KennedyMuriel PavlowWhen Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found.Story based on: 4.50 from Paddington (novel)
- DirectorGeorge PollockStarsMargaret RutherfordStringer DavisRobert MorleyWhen a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.Story based on: After the Funeral (novel)
- DirectorGeorge PollockStarsMargaret RutherfordRon MoodyCharles 'Bud' TingwellWhen Miss Jane Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer.Story based on: Mrs McGinty's Dead (novel)
- DirectorGeorge PollockStarsMargaret RutherfordLionel JeffriesCharles 'Bud' TingwellAfter Miss Jane Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, and ship's officers are later murdered after she comes on board.Story based on: -
An original film, not based on any book, although it borrows some elements of They Do It with Mirrors (novel). - DirectorGeorge PollockStarsHugh O'BrianShirley EatonFabianTen people are invited to a luxury mountaintop mansion, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?Story based on: And Then There Were None (novel)
Although its background story is the same as the 1945 adaptation (And Then There Were None), with ten people invited to a remote location by a mysterious stranger, this one takes place on an isolated snowy mountain. This version is also the first adaptation of the novel to show the murders on screen. - DirectorRaja NawatheStarsNanda KarnatakiManoj KumarPran SikandEight people are stranded on an island. They reach a mansion where a butler is awaiting them. Then an unknown, vengeful person starts killing them, one by one.Story based on: And Then There Were None (novel)
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsTony RandallRobert MorleyAnita EkbergHercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.Story based on: The A.B.C. Murders (novel)
- DirectorSundaram BalachanderStarsMajor SundarrajanSowcar JanakiSundaram BalachanderA murder-mystery/thriller, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their estranged relatives on the other.Story based on: And Then There Were None (novel)
- DirectorSidney GilliatStarsHayley MillsHywel BennettBritt EklandA working-class young Englishman marries an affable American heiress, but their marital bliss is soon interrupted when they begin constructing a home on land alleged to be cursed.Story based on: Endless Night (novel)
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsNavin NischolZeenat AmanSanjay KhanA traveler decides to assist a woman involved in a murder.Story based on: The Unexpected Guest (stage play)
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsAlbert FinneyLauren BacallIngrid BergmanIn December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.Story based on: Murder on the Orient Express (novel)
- DirectorPeter CollinsonStarsOliver ReedElke SommerRichard AttenboroughTen people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?Story based on: And Then There Were None (novel)
This was the second of three versions of Christie's novel to be adapted to the screen by producer Harry Alan Towers. Two film adaptations were previously released (a 1945 version by René Clair and the 1965 adaptation Ten Little Indians by Oliver A. Unger). - DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindaleAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?Story based on: Death on the Nile (novel)
Adapted The stage play Murder on the Nile and the novel Death on the Nile. The film is a follow-up to the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express.