Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Nascimento : 1890-09-14, Torquay, Devon, England

Morte : 1976-01-12

História

Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie DBE (nascida Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller; Torquay, Devon, Inglaterra, Reino Unido, 15 de setembro de 1890 — Wallingford, Oxfordshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido, 12 de janeiro de 1976), popularmente conhecida como Agatha Christie, foi uma escritora britânica que atuou como romancista, contista, dramaturga e poetisa. Destacou-se no subgénero romance policial, tendo ganhado popularmente, em vida, a alcunha de "Rainha/Dama do Crime" ("Queen/Lady of Crime", no original em inglês). Durante sua carreira, publicou mais de oitenta livros, alguns sob o pseudônimo de Mary Westmacott.

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Filmes

Murder is Easy
Writer
England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy…
A Noite das Bruxas
Novel
O célebre detetive Hercule Poirot, agora aposentado e vivendo em exílio auto imposto em Veneza, relutantemente participa de uma sessão de Halloween em um palazzo decadente e mal-assombrado. Quando um dos convidados é assassinado, o detetive é lançado em um mundo sinistro de sombras e segredos.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Writer
A collage crime movie from the first novel of Agatha Christie.
Morte no Nilo
Novel
Durante suas férias no Egito, Hercule Poirot precisa investigar o misterioso assassinato de uma jovem herdeira a bordo de uma embarcação no rio Nilo.
Promise of death
Novel
The story revolves around an unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo, who stays at a luxurious hotel where Suguro stays in Wagayama Prefecture. She would act like a tyrant around her children who were afraid of her and were at her beck and call, or we could say under her control. Unfortunately, a tragedy strikes the Hondo Family while on a hike. Mrs. Hond,o who was supposed to be taking a rest on the way to the shrine, is dead. Kawahara Daisaku, the chief of the local police station, asks Suguro to help with the investigation of Mrso’sHondo’soinvestigationstigatione.
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Self - Writer (archive footage)
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature.
A Murder Is Announced
Novel
Japanese adaptation of Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced.
Le Crime en héritage : Agatha Christie crève l'écran
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
Self - Writer (archive footage)
British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over. But who is the woman behind her bestsellers? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of an iridescent personality whose existence and works were shaped by the tragic history of the 20th century: the eventful life of the Queen of Crime.
Kuroido Goroshi
Original Story
March 1952, the only doctor in the village Shiba had found a dead body of Sanako. The cause of death is overdose of sleeping pills. Sanako had been suspected for killing her own husband so Dr. Shiba’s sister Kana is guessing that she has committed suicide due to being tormented by killing her husband. Everyone who was in Mr. Kuroido’s house is the suspect, including all the members of Kuroido family, butler, secretary, maids, etc. The Detective Suguro (Hercule Poirot) will investigate the case. Dr. Shiba will be assisting him. As things are searched by them, a shocking fact has been brought to light…
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Novel
A police detective Shoukokuji Ryuuya from the first section of Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to investigate the murder case of a woman which takes place at a grand party held by a big-time actress but faces the hurdle of finding the true culprit among the large pool of suspects.
4.50 from Paddington
Novel
Toko Amano worked as a detective, but to take care of her sick husband she quit her job. After her husband passed away, Toko Amano now works as a crisis management expert. 3 days ago, Toko Amano's former mother-in-law rode on an express train with beds. She witnessed a man strangling a woman and told the train conductor, but he thought she imagined it. The police later searched for the woman's body, but could not find her. Toko Amano boards the same express train that her former mother-in-law rode. She looks for the dead body.
Assassinato no Expresso do Oriente
Novel
Várias pessoas estão fazendo uma viagem longa em um luxuoso trem. A paz, entretanto, é perturbada por um acontecimento sinistro: um terrível assassinato. À bordo da composição está ninguém menos que o mundialmente reconhecido detetive Hercule Poirot que se voluntaria para iniciar uma varredura no local, ouvindo testemunhas e possíveis suspeitos para descobrir o que de fato aconteceu.
A Casa Torta
Novel
A família Leonides mora numa mansão na Inglaterra. E, certo dia, o patriarca, imigrante grego, rico e com seus 80 anos, Aristide é assassinado. Todas as suspeitas vão para sua esposa, que é 50 anos mais jovem, mas todos estão sendo investigados.
Chorabali
Original Story
Sumon is compelled to grow up in the city's underworld as mafia lord Osman Ali's killer machine. After killing a pregnant woman carrying Osman Ali's illegitimate child, Sumon's conscience leads him to defy Ali's order.
Murder on the Orient Express
Original Story
The Japanese adaption of Agatha Christie's famous whodunit "Murder on the Orient Express".
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
Self - Writer (archive footage)
David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. Suchet is embarking on a journey to learn more about the woman who created Poirot and whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Suchet's journey takes him to the places Christie lived, the landscapes that inspired her and to meetings with people who knew the woman behind the fame and those inspired by her extraordinary legacy. He explores the close links between Christie's extraordinary life and her work and discovers what it was about the woman from a small seaside town that allowed her to become the best-selling murder mystery writer in history.
Parceiros Contra o Crime
Story
Prudence and Bélisaire Beresford have decided to take things easy. But when a rich Russian heiress disappears, Prudence can't resist and Bélisaire is forced onto the adventure. Their investigation will put them on the trail of a mysterious scientist who holds the secret to eternal youth...
Fatal Invitation
Novel
An ordinary summer day change to darkness when a young woman's body is found dead in her garden. 6 people are invited to a beautiful house that holds a mystery of the dead woman. All 6 people has a history with the dead woman, some of them share a dirty past with her. What could they have done? Are any of them responsible for her death? Fatal Invitation invites you to a Chinese version of Agatha Christie.
Crime Is Our Business
Story
Loosely based on "4.50 from Paddington" by Agatha Christie.
The Great Alibi
Novel
Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful mansion in a peaceful village near Paris. But this time around, things go awry: Pierre Collier, a psychoanalyst and consummate womanizer, is brutally murdered. Claire, his wife, dazed and confused by his corpse, with a smoking gun still in her hand, seems to be the ideal culprit...
The Moving Finger
Writer
Troubled war veteran Jerry Burton and his sister Joanna rent a cottage in a seemingly tranquil English village which is plagued by a spate of poison pen letters... and murder.
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Writer
Poirot investigates the brutal murder of an American heiress and the theft of a fabulous ruby on the Blue Train between Calais and Nice. After traveling on the Blue Train from Calais to Nice, Hercule Poirot is pressed into service to help solve the murder of heiress Ruth Kettering who is found savagely beaten in her compartment. She was the daughter of wealthy industrialist Rufus Van Alden and very much wanted a divorce. Both her husband and her lover were on the train but she had changed rooms with another passenger, Katherine Grey, so the question naturally arises as to whether she was the intended victim. Grey may also have had enemies as she had recently inherited a very large sum of money and greedy relatives had suddenly taken an interest in her. When an attempt is subsequently made on Grey's life, this appears to the case but Poirot methodically sifts through all of the clues to determine the motive and identify the killer.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Novel
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
Self (archive footage)
A biopic of Agatha Christie including her 10 day disappearance.
Death on the Nile
Novel
David Suchet (His Dark Materials) is beloved detective Hercule Poirot in this star-studded, feature-length adaptation of the mystery by Agatha Christie. While vacationing in Egypt, Poirot intervenes when a jilted woman harasses her former friend (Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns) and ex-boyfriend (JJ Feild, TURN: Washington's Spies), but their Nile River cruise turns deadly, nonetheless.
Death on the Nile
Writer
David Suchet (His Dark Materials) is beloved detective Hercule Poirot in this star-studded, feature-length adaptation of the mystery by Agatha Christie. While vacationing in Egypt, Poirot intervenes when a jilted woman harasses her former friend (Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns) and ex-boyfriend (JJ Feild, TURN: Washington's Spies), but their Nile River cruise turns deadly, nonetheless.
Sparkling Cyanide
Novel
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie In this TV movie, a classic mystery is updated and relocated to a glamorous world of London socialites and secret agents, introducing two unique and compelling investigators and taking us through to the highest corridors of power.
Subho Mahurat
Story
An actress mysteriously dies after the "Shubho Mahurat," a celebration of the first shot of the film. A journalist and her perceptive aunt investigate.
Assassinato no Expresso-Oriente
Novel
O célebre detetive belga Hercule Poirot é incumbido de desvendar um assassinato ocorrido dentro do luxuoso Expresso Oriente. Contudo, à medida que o confinamento dos passageiros se perpetua fica claro que o crime ocorrido no vagão tem raízes mais sinistras do que ele imaginava.
The Mousetrap
Writer
An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
Mentiras Inocente
Novel
No ano de 1938, o detetive britânico Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) viaja para o litoral francês para desvendar a morte do amigo Joe Green (Donal McCann). Com Solange (Sophie Aubry), intérprete e filha do chefe da polícia local, ele conhece uma família da arisocracia que acredita estar envolvida no caso. Logo, ele descobre que a família está cheia de segredos obscuros que desejam esconder.
The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Writer
While a dectective vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Novel
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Novel
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
Self - Writer (archive footage)
An investigation into the mysterious world of the crime novelist Agatha Christie, with comments from poison experts, policeman and pathologists and members of her family.
The Mousetrap
Writer
Adapted from Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. A young couple recieve an assortment of strange guests at their newly opened Guest House. They all get snowed in, and then somebody is murdered...
Mousetrap
Novel
The criminal history is inscribed in the everyday life of prosperous, apparently quite prosperous people. Suddenly, the truth is revealed, hidden for the time being under the guise of respectability. The past is returning, creating mysterious murders ...
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Novel
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
Peril at End House
Novel
A classic mystery story based on the famous novel by Agatha Christie.
Ten Little Indians
Novel
An unknown judge invites a guilty governess and others to a 1930s safari, for justice one by one.
The Man in the Brown Suit
Novel
An American woman gets involved in a diamond theft in South Africa.
Encontro Marcado com a Morte
Novel
Emily Boynton é uma mulher cheia de inimigos. Madrasta das três crianças e mãe de Ginevra, ela chantageia o advogado da família para destruir o segundo testamento do marido que deixaria seus filhos livres de sua influência. Numa viagem com a família, um acontecimento muda o destino de todos: Emily é encontrada morta depois de ter sido envenenada. Agora, o que não faltam são suspeitos para o crime. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Ten Little Indians
Novel
A disturbing psychological thriller based on the classic novel by Agatha Christie. Ten strangers are forced to come face to face with their dark pasts after receiving an anonymous invitation to an isolated island off the coast of England.
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Novel
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Novel
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Morte em Três Atos
Novel
Em Acapulco, Hercule Poirot participa de um jantar em que um dos convidados de repente aperta a própria garganta e morre. A causa parece ser natural até que em uma outra festa, com a maioria das mesmas pessoas convidadas, produz outro cadáver. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Dead Man's Folly
Novel
Durante um jogo de caça ao assassino numa casa de campo, para a qual Hercule Poirot é convidado como o "especialista", ocorre um verdadeiro assassinato.
Treze à Mesa
Novel
A atriz Jane Wilkinson quer o divórcio, mas seu marido, Lord Edgware, se recusa. Ela convence Hercule Poirot a usar seu famoso tato e lógica para argumentar. Lorde Edgware aparece assassinado, uma faca bem colocada na base do pescoço. Será necessário o preciso Poirot para resolver as mentiras dos álibis - e encontrar o criminoso antes que surja outra vítima. (e 10 - Estimado 10 Anos)
Ten Little Maidens
Novel
Ginger Lynn and Harry Reems play a happily married couple who find their wedded bliss interrupted by an offer for an all-expense paid trip to the mysterious Bacchanale Island. A young couple receives two tickets in the mail for a free stay at an island resort. After they get there they find out that someone is killing off the guests one by one.
A Maldição do Espelho
Novel
When Miss Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea cozy, murder most foul is bound to occur.
Punição Para a Inocência
Novel
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.
Secret of the Blackbirds
Novel
Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing his young servant and his wife within the next couple of days? Of course the only person who can answer this question is Ms. Marple. And of course, the murderer is the person you least expected it to be.
Um Brinde Mortal
Novel
One year ago on November 2, seven people sat down to dinner at the Luxembourg. One of them, Rosemary Barton, never got up. She was thought to have committed suicide due to post-flu depression.
A Caribbean Mystery
Novel
Aging Major Palgrave, an idiosyncratic but charming mystery writer, reveals to Miss Marple that one of the guests at a luxurious Caribbean resort they're staying at is a Bluebeard-type wife murderer. Unfortunately, the Major succumbs to an apparently accidental overdose of alcohol and blood pressure medication before revealing the killer's identity. When it's discovered that the medicine belonged to another guest and the revealing photograph the Major was carrying is missing, Miss Marple realizes that the serial killer has struck again and more murders will follow.
The Secret Adversary
Novel
After a chance meeting and an indiscreet conversation, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley become involved in a convoluted intrigue led by a mysterious man known simply as Mr. Brown.
Spider's Web
Novel
Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent.
Witness for the Prosecution
Novel
Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.
Assassinato Num Dia de Sol
Novel
Quem poderia ter estrangulado a famosa estrela da Broadway, enquanto ela despreocupadamente descansava nas areias de uma praia localizada em exclusiva ilha no Mediterrâneo? Conhecendo-se Agatha Christie, a resposta só pode ser... Todos!! Esta é a quarta, e provavelmente a melhor, produção de Brabourne/Goodwin, que começou com "Assassinato no Expresso Oriente" (1974), baseada em história da Rainha do Crime. Hercule Poirot tem, então, mais um caso a resolver. Um excelente elenco participa deste filme, James Mason e Sylvia Miles, como dois produtores da Broadway que a vítima humilharia, Roddy McDowall como um colunista social que vê em uma biografia da explosiva artista a sua tímida e ciumenta esposa. Além, é claro , de Peter Ustinov como o grande Hercule Poirot. A música de Cole Porter completa o pedigree deste filme que não só é um excelente filme de suspense como também um bom exemplo de como manter o clima de mistério sem apelar para a violência excessiva.
É Fácil Matar
Novel
American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She reveals she's discovered the identity of a serial killer in her village and is going to report it to Scotland Yard. When she's murdered after disembarking the train. Williams vows to pursue the case himself
Ten Little Indians
Novel
Filipino take on Agatha Christie's classic story.
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Novel
When two mysterious deaths mar an otherwise pleasant weekend in the English countryside, unflappable flapper Lady Eileen Brent teams up with the dashing Jimmy Thesinger to solve the dastardly deeds. Their sleuthing leads them into a world of espionage and international intrigue as they discover a secret society known as "The Seven Dials" and the attempted theft of top-secret government documents.
A Maldição do Espelho
Novel
Jane Marple resolve o mistério de quando uma mulher local é envenenado e uma estrela de cinema visitante parece ter sido a vítima.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Novel
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.
Morte Sobre o Nilo
Writer
Como Hercule Poirot desfruta de um luxuoso cruzeiro pelo Nilo, uma herdeira de recém-casado é encontrada morto a bordo. Poirot pode identificar o assassino, antes que o navio chega ao fim da sua viagem?
Morte Sobre o Nilo
Novel
Como Hercule Poirot desfruta de um luxuoso cruzeiro pelo Nilo, uma herdeira de recém-casado é encontrada morto a bordo. Poirot pode identificar o assassino, antes que o navio chega ao fim da sua viagem?
Assassinato no Expresso Oriente
Novel
O detetive Hercule Poirot está a bordo do Expresso do Oriente quando um passageiro é encontrado morto. Amplamente desprezada, a vítima tinha muitos inimigos, e Poirot tem que peneirar um grupo excêntrico de suspeitos para encontrar o assassino.
O Último dos Dez
Novel
Ten people are invited to a hotel for a weekend getaway by a Mr. U. N. Owen, who mysteriously isn't in attendance. When the group gets together for their first dinner, a record is played in which Mr. Owen accuses each guest of committing various unpunished crimes, which sets off a series of murders in the hotel.
Black Coffee
Novel
Endless Night
Novel
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.
Murder in the rectory
Novel
Dix petits nègres
Novel
Nadu Iravil
Novel
A murder-mystery, 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.
Cinco Bonecas pela Lua de Agosto
Novel
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
Zehn kleine Negerlein
Story
Love from a Stranger
Novel
Les quatre vérités
Novel
The Alphabet Murders
Novel
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
E Não Sobrou Nenhum
Novel
Dez pessoas, oito estranhos e um casal de empregados, desfrutam de um final de semana em um castelo longínquo. Sem saber, cada um deles foi convidado para seu próprio assassinato. Você passará o tempo todo tentando adivinhar quem é o verdadeiro assassino enquanto assiste à mais esta brilhante adaptação da obra de Agatha Christie, O Caso dos 10 Negrinhos
Gumnaam
Novel
Sete pessoas ganham umas férias pagas no exterior, mas em vez disso são deixadas em uma área remota. Eles encontram uma mansão onde um mordomo os espera e descobrem que foram levados para fazer justiça por um crime em que todos estiveram envolvidos.
O Regresso da Velha Curiosa
Novel
Depois que Miss Jane Marple (Dame Margaret Rutherford) é nomeada curadora de uma embarcação de treinamento da marinha mercante, uma curadora é envenenada e os oficiais do navio são assassinados depois que ela embarca.
A Velha Investiga
Novel
Quando Miss Jane Marple (Margaret Rutherford) se junta a uma companhia teatral depois que um chantagista é assassinado, vários membros da tropa também são despachados por este misterioso assassino.
A Velha Descobre o Crime
Novel
Miss Marple e Stringer são testemunhas da morte por ataque cardíaco de idosos, ricos, Enderby. No entanto, eles têm dúvidas sobre o que aconteceu. A polícia não acredita neles, levando Miss Marple a investigar novamente por si mesma.
O Estranho Caso da Velha Curiosa
Novel
Quando Miss Jane Marple (Margaret Rutherford) relata testemunhar um assassinato pela janela de um trem que passava, a Polícia a dispensa como uma solteirona pontuda quando nenhum traço do crime pode ser encontrado.
The Spider's Web
Theatre Play
Mystery film based on an Agatha Christie story.
Chupi Chupi Aashey
Story
A 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?
Ten Little Indians
Novel
Ten strangers are invited to a mansion on a remote island, where they are killed one by one by a mysterious assailant. Based on the Agatha Christie novel, also known by the title And Then There Were None.
Testemunha de Acusação
Story
Quando Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) é preso sob a acusação de ter assassinado uma rica viúva de meia-idade, Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), um veterano e astuto advogado, concorda em defendê-lo. Sir Wilfrid está se recuperando de um ataque do coração quase fatal e "supostamente" está em uma dieta, que o proíbe de ingerir bebidas alcoólicas e de se envolver em casos complicados. Mas a atração pelas cortes criminais é algo muito forte para ele, especialmente quando o caso é bem difícil. O único álibi de Vole é o testemunho da sua esposa, Christine Vole (Marlene Dietrich), uma mulher fria e calculista. A tarefa de Sir Wilfrid fica praticamente impossível quando Christine Vole concorda em ser testemunha, não da defesa, mas da acusação.
Testemunha de Acusação
Novel
Quando Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) é preso sob a acusação de ter assassinado uma rica viúva de meia-idade, Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), um veterano e astuto advogado, concorda em defendê-lo. Sir Wilfrid está se recuperando de um ataque do coração quase fatal e "supostamente" está em uma dieta, que o proíbe de ingerir bebidas alcoólicas e de se envolver em casos complicados. Mas a atração pelas cortes criminais é algo muito forte para ele, especialmente quando o caso é bem difícil. O único álibi de Vole é o testemunho da sua esposa, Christine Vole (Marlene Dietrich), uma mulher fria e calculista. A tarefa de Sir Wilfrid fica praticamente impossível quando Christine Vole concorda em ser testemunha, não da defesa, mas da acusação.
Ein Fremder kam ins Haus
Novel
Das Spinnennetz
Novel
Witness for the Prosecution
Story
Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Not to be confused with the later Hollywood adaptation.
Love from a Stranger
Novel
Cecily Harrington, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiance Nigel Lawrence. A stranger, Manuel Cortez, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him, and they are married. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated English college where she, unlike the audience, doesn't realize she has married a fortune-hunting Bluebeard with a few murdered wives in his past. The question is will she be able to repent in leisure her decision to marry in haste.
O Vingador Invisível
Novel
Dez estranhos são convocados para uma ilha remota e, enquanto esperam o misterioso anfitrião aparecer, uma gravação registra acusações sérias sobre cada um dos convidados. Logo eles começam a ser assassinados, um por um. Enquanto os sobreviventes tentam manter o juízo, eles chegam a uma conclusão perturbadora: um deles deve ser o assassino.
Love from a Stranger
Novel
Ann Harding plays a lovely but somewhat naive young woman who goes on a European vacation after winning a lottery. Swept off her feet by charming Basil Rathbone, Harding finds herself married before she is fully able to grasp the situation. Slowly but surely, Rathbone's loving veneer crumbles; when he casually asks Harding to sign a document turning her entire fortune over to him, she deduces that her days are numbered.
Lord Edgware Dies
Novel
A 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?
Lackered Box
Novel
The story gets under way at a weekend house party where a scientist is murdered and his secret papers stolen. Putting his "little grey cells" in action, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot methodically pieces together the clues, revealing the culprit to be -- you guessed it -- the Least Likely Suspect.
Black Coffee
Novel
Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A 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.
Alibi
Novel
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Adventures Inc.
Novel
Based 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.
The Passing of Mr. Quin
Writer
O professor Appleby aterrorizou sua esposa, Eleanor, mas após ele ser assassinado, e o amante dela, Derek, desaparece, Eleanor suspeita do pior. Um estranho misterioso, conhecido como 'Sr. Quinny' ou 'Sr. Quin' aparece e começa a seduzir Eleanor.