Agatha Christie on Screen / by Mark Aldridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldridge, Mark, Author.

Series:

Crime Files, 2947-8359

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

Fiction.

Literature and technology.

Mass media and literature.

Comparative literature.

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Fiction Literature.

Literature and Technology.

Comparative Literature.

Film and TV History.

Local Subjects:

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Fiction Literature.

Literature and Technology.

Comparative Literature.

Film and TV History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

‘Mark Aldridge's book uncovers many hitherto unknown facts about screen adaptations of Agatha Christie. It is an important addition to Christie scholarship and required reading for all admirers of the Queen of Crime.’ - Dr. John Curran, author of Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks ‘The book is a mine of information. As well as a fascinating insight into the history of Agatha Christie adaptations, the book also throws much light on the whole area of adaptation and its participants on every side of the fence.’ - Mathew Prichard, grandson of Agatha Christie Agatha Christie on Screen is a comprehensive exploration of 90 years of film and television adaptations of the world’s best-selling novelist’s work. Drawing on extensive archival material, it offers new information regarding both the well-known and forgotten screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s stories, including unmade and rare adaptations, some of which have beenunseen for more than half a century. This history offers intriguing insights into the discussions and debates that surrounded many of these screen projects – something that is brought to life through previously unpublished correspondence from Christie herself and a new wide-ranging interview with her grandson, Mathew Prichard. Agatha Christie on Screen takes the reader on a journey from little known silent film adaptations, through to famous screen productions including 1974’s Murder on the Orient Express, as well as the television series of the Poirot and Miss Marple stories and, most recently, the BBC’s acclaimed version of And Then There Were None. .

Contents:

Introduction

PART I. Destination Unknown

Chapter 1. The Silent Adventures

Chapter 2. Poirot Comes to the Silver Screen

PART II. Appointment with Death

Chapter 3. The Early Television Adaptations

Chapter 4. New Prospects and Problems in Television

PART III. Wasps’ Nest

Chapter 5. Christie Films Make an Impact

Chapter 6. Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple

PART IV. Evil Under the Sun

Chapter 7. A New Era for Agatha Christie Films

Chapter 8. Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot

PART V. Partners in Crime

Chapter 9. Christie Comes Back to Television

Chapter 10. New Approaches

PART VI. In a Glass Darkly

Chapter 11. Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple

Chapter 12. Agatha Christie’s Poirot

PART VII. Hidden Horizon

Chapter 13. European Adaptations

Chapter 14. Adaptations in the Rest of the World

PART VIII. While theLight Lasts

Chapter 15. Christie with a Twist

Chapter 16. Looking to the Future. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137372925

1137372923