10 Agatha Christie Novels To Be Adapted Into Films

A Haunting In Venice (2023)

The soon-to-be-released film in which Kenneth Branagh plays Christie's famed detective yet again, Hercule Poirot, is based on the author's 1969 novel, 'Hallowe'en Party'.

Death On The Nile (2022)

Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation on a luxury cruise turns into a search for a killer when a young heiress is murdered.

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

A murder occurs on a train on which Detective Hercule Poirot is travelling. The detective has to use his 'grey cells' to solve the case.

Shubho Mahurat (2003)

This is a Bengali-language adaptation of Christie's 1962 novel, 'The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'. Directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the role of Miss Marple - Christie's other famous detective - is reprised by Rakhee, who as Ranga Pishima investigates the death of an actress who mysteriously dies after the celebration of the film's first shot.

Desyat Negrityat (1987)

This is a Soviet adaptation of 'And Then There Were None'. It is considered one of the best adaptations of Christie's most famous novel and unlike most other adaptations, it adheres to the actual book closely.

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

An unpopular actor gets murdered in a resort, and Hercule Poirot gets down to crack the case. As the detective interviews everyone at the resort, disturbing facts come to light.

The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

This is a Hollywood film adaptation of 'The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'. Pierce Brosnan made his onscreen debut an actor in a small role with this film.

Endless Night (1972)

A young couple builds a dream house on a supposedly cursed land and things start going wrong. This is an unusual Christie novel where the supernatural blends with thriller.

Murder, She Said (1961)

In this film, Miss Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train. But the police finds no evidence of the crime and the old sleuth decides to take things in her own hand. This is based on Christie's 1957 novel, '4.50 from Paddington'.

And Then There Were None (1945)

Ten people travel to a hotel in the Iranian desert and are accused of murder. This is the first of several adaptations of Christie's best-selling novel.

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