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TITLE OF MOVIE / TV SERIES

THE BOOK IT WAS BASED ON

YEAR

 

LEADING ACTOR / ACTRESS
Die Abenteuer G.m.b.H. (Adventurers Inc.) The Secret Adversary 1928   Carlo Aldini, Eve Gray
The Passing of Mr Quin The Coming of Mr Quin in The Mysterious Mr. Quin 1928   Stewart Rome, Ursula Jeans
Alibi The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1931   Austin Trevor (Poirot), Franklin Dyall (Ackroyd).
Black Coffee Black Coffee 1931   Austin Trevor, Richard Cooper (Hastings), Melville Cooper (Japp).
Lord Edgware Dies Lord Edgware Dies 1934   Austin Trevor
Love From a Stranger Philomel Cottage 1937   Basil Rathbone, Ann Harding
And Then There Were None (Ten Little Niggers) Ten Little Niggers 1945   Barry Fitzgerald
Love From a Stranger (A Stranger Passes) Philomel Cottage 1947   Sylvia Sidney, John Hodiak
Ten Little Niggers Ten Little Niggers 1949 TV Bruce Belfrage
A Murder is Announced A Murder is Announced 1956 TV Gracie Fields, Jessica Tandy, Roger Moore
Witness for the Prosecution Witness for the Prosecution 1957   Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton
The Spider's Web The Spider's Web 1960   Glynis Johns, Cicely Courtneidge
Murder, She Said 4:50 From Paddington 1962   Margaret Rutherford (Marple), Joan Hickson
Murder at the Gallop After the Funeral 1963   Margaret Rutherford
Murder Most Foul Mrs. McGinty's Dead 1964   Margaret Rutherford
Ten Little Indians Ten Little Niggers 1965   Hugh O'Brian
The Alphabet Murders The ABC Murders 1965   Tony Randall, Robert Morley
Endless Night Endless Night 1971   Hayley Mills
Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express 1974   Albert Finney
Ten Little Indians And Then There Were None 1975   Oliver Reed
Death on the Nile Death on the Nile 1978   Peter Ustinov
The Mirror Crack'd The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side 1980   Angela Lansbury
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
(180 minutes TV series)		 1980 TV James Warwick, Francesca Annis, Joan Hickson
Seven Dials Mystery Seven Dials Mystery 1981 TV Cheryl Campbell, James Warwick
The Agatha Christie Hour TV series based on short stories. 1982 TV  
Evil Under the Sun Evil Under the Sun 1982   Peter Ustinov
Murder Is Easy Murder Is Easy 1982 TV Bill Bixby
Partners in Crime Partners in Crime
(TV series, 1982-1983)		 1982 TV James Warwick, Francesca Annis
The Secret Adversary The Secret Adversary 1982 TV James Warwick, Francesca Annis
Witness for the Prosecution Witness for the Prosecution 1982 TV Ralph Richardson
A Caribbean Mystery A Caribbean Mystery 1983 TV Helen Hayes
Sparkling Cyanide Sparkling Cyanide 1983 TV Anthony Andrews
Spider's Web Spiders's Web 1983 TV Penelope Keith
Taina chyornykh drozdov A Pocketful of Rye 1983 USSR Ita Ever, Vladimir Sedov
Ordeal by Innocence Ordeal by Innocence 1984   Donald Sutherland
Thirteen at Dinner Lord Edgware Dies 1985 TV Peter Ustinov
David Suchet (Japp)
Murder with Mirrors They Do It with Mirrors 1985 TV Helen Hayes
The Moving Finger The Moving Finger 1985 TV Joan Hickson
A Murder is Announced A Murder is Announced 1985 TV Joan Hickson
Kiken-na Onna-tachi
(Dangerous Women)		 The Hollow 1985 Japan Shinobu Otake, Kimiko Ikegami
Murder at the Vicarage Murder at the Vicarage 1986 TV Joan Hickson
Nemesis Nemesis 1986 TV Joan Hickson
Dead Man's Folly Dead Man's Folly 1986 TV Peter Ustinov
Murder in Three Acts Three-Act Tragedy 1986 TV Peter Ustinov
A Pocketful of Rye A Pocketful of Rye 1986 TV Joan Hickson
Sleeping Murder Sleeping Murder 1986 TV Joan Hickson
The Body in the Library The Body in the Library 1987 TV Joan Hickson
At Bertram's Hotel At Bertram's Hotel 1987 TV Joan Hickson
4:50 From Paddington 4:50 From Paddington 1987 TV Joan Hickson
Desyat negrityat Ten Little Niggers 1987    
Appointment with Death Appointment with Death 1988   Peter Ustinov
Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series based on short stories (10 episodes) 1989 TV David Suchet
A Caribbean Mystery A Caribbean Mystery 1989 TV Joan Hickson
Ten Little Indians And Then There Were None 1989   Donald Pleasence
The Man in the Brown Suit The Man in the Brown Suit 1989 TV Tony Randall
Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series based on short stories (8 episodes) 1990 TV David Suchet
The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1990 TV David Suchet
Peril at End House Peril at End House 1990 TV David Suchet
Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series based on short stories (10 episodes) 1991 TV David Suchet
They Do It with Mirrors They Do It with Mirrors 1991 TV Joan Hickson
The A.B.C. Murders The A.B.C. Murders 1992 TV David Suchet
Death in the Clouds Death in the Clouds 1992 TV David Suchet
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side 1992 TV Joan Hickson
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 1992 TV David Suchet
Agatha Christie's Poirot TV series based on short stories (8 episodes) 1993 TV David Suchet
Murder on the Links Murder on the Links 1995 TV David Suchet
Dumb Witness Dumb Witness 1995 TV David Suchet
Hickory, Dickory, Dock Hickory, Dickory, Dock 1995 TV David Suchet
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Hercule Poirot's Christmas 1995 TV David Suchet
The Pale Horse The Pale Horse 1996 TV Colin Buchanan
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Murder of Roger Ackroyd   TV David Suchet
Lord Edgware Dies Lord Edgware Dies   TV David Suchet
Murder in Mesopotamia Murder in Mesopotamia   TV David Suchet
Evil under the Sun Evil under the Sun   TV David Suchet
Death on the Nile
(to be produced)		 Death on the Nile   TV David Suchet
Five Little Pigs
(to be produced)		 Five Little Pigs   TV David Suchet
The Hollow
(to be produced)		 The Hollow   TV David Suchet
Sad Cypress
(to be produced)		 Sad Cypress   TV David Suchet

Hercule Poirot - the TV series
Starring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson & Pauline Moran
(The Poirot episodes based on full-length novels not included, see list above.)
 
1. The Adventure of the Clapham Cook 1989
2. Murder in the Mews 1989
3. The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly 1989
4. Four and Twenty Blackbirds 1989
5. The Third-Floor Flat 1989
6. Triangle at Rhodes 1989
7. Problem at Sea 1989
8. The Incredible Theft 1989
9. The King of Clubs 1989
10. The Dream 1989
11. The Veiled Lady 1990
12. The Lost Mine 1990
13. The Cornish Mystery 1990
14. The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim 1990
15. Double Sin 1990
16. The Adventure of the Cheap Flat 1990
17. The Kidnapped Prime Minister 1990
18. The Adventure of the Western Star 1990
19. How Does Your Garden Grow? 1991
20. Million Dollar Bond Robbery 1991
21. The Plymouth Express 1991
22. Wasp's Nest 1991
23. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor 1991
24. The Double Clue 1991
25. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest 1991
26. The Theft of the Royal Ruby 1991
27. Tha Affair at the Victory Ball 1991
28. The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge 1991
29. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb 1993
30. The Under Dog 1993
31. Yellow Iris 1993
32. The Case of the Missing Will 1993
33. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman 1993
34. The Chocolate Box 1993
35. Dead Man's Mirror 1993
36. The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 1993

Partners in Crime - TV series about Tommy and Tuppence
Starring James Warwick and Francesca Annis

The Affair of the Pink Pearl
The House of Lurking Death
A poisoner wants someone at Thurnly Grange dead.
Directed by Christopehr Hodson, dramatized by Jonathan Hales.
1983. 51 min. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, Joan Sanderson, Liz Smith, Reece Dinsdale
The Sunningdale Mystery
The Clergyman's Daughter
Finessing the King
The Ambassador's Boots
The Man in the Mist
The Unbreakable Alibi
The Case of the Missing Lady
The Crackler

The Agatha Christie Hour

1. Jane in Search of a Job 1982
2. The Girl in the Train 1982
3. The Manhood of Edward Robinson 1982
4. The Red Signals 1982
5. Magnolia Blossom 1982
6. The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife 1982
7. The Case of the Discontented Soldier 1982
8. The Fourth Man 1982
9. The Mystery of the Blue Jar 1982
10. In a Glass Darkly 1982

Other films which are connected to Agatha Christie
 
Murder Ahoy A Miss Marple movie not based on a book by Agatha Christie. 1964   Margaret Rutherford
Murder by Death Neil Simon's mystery-comedy includes a spoof of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - Milo Perrier (played by James Coco) and Jessica Marble (played by Elsa Lanchaster). 1976   James Coco, Elsa Lanchaster, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Truman Capote
Agatha A movie about the disappearance of Agatha Christie. 1979   Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman
Murder by the Book Based on characters created by Christie 1986   Ian Holm, Peggy Ashcroft
The Life of Agatha Christie Documentary 1990 TV  

© Written by Ragnar Jónasson.

October 2000