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Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime
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Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime

Sep 23, 2018
0h 52m
★ 7.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary
History
TV Movie

Production Companies

ARTE
Radio Bremen
Florianfilm

Cast

Agatha Christie

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Agatha Christie

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