Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 23, 2018

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.

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime

52 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Sept. 23, 2018

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
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.
Producers ARTE, Radio Bremen, Florianfilm
Original title Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
Directors André Schäfer
Writers André Schäfer

Cast

Agatha Christie

as Self - Writer (archive footage)