| Uniform Title |
Crooked house (Motion picture : 2017) |
| Title |
Crooked house. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2017. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (111 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-123450-9. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. |
| Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. |
| Credits |
Produced by James Spring, Sally Wood, Joe Abrams ; screenplay by Julian Fellowes, Tim Rose Price and Gilles Paquet-Brenner ; directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. |
| Performers |
Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey, Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Terence Stamp, Julian Sands. |
| Summary |
In this classic Agatha Christie detective story, former diplomat Charles Hayward has returned from Cairo to London to become a private detective. When Aristide Leonides, a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, is poisoned in his own bed, Detective Hayward is invited to solve the crime. As the investigation deepens he must confront the shocking realization that one of the key suspects is Aristede's beautiful granddaughter, his employer and former lover; and must keep a clear head to navigate the sultry Sophia and the rest of her hostile family.. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1. ; region 4 ; PAL ; widescreen 16:9, 2.40:1 letterbox. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Christie, Agatha, -- 1890-1976 -- Film adaptations. |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Drama |
| Millionaires -- Drama |
| Family secrets -- Drama |
| Police -- England -- Drama |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery films |
| Crime films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Paquet-Brenner, Gilles screenwriter, film director. |
| Irons, Max, 1985- actor. |
| Martini, Stefanie, 1990- actor. |
| Close, Glenn, 1947- actor. |
| Kneafsey, Honor actor. |
| Hendricks, Christina, 1975- actor. |
| Anderson, Gillian, 1968- actor. |
| Stamp, Terence actor. |
| Sands, Julian actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work). Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Crooked house. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Narrower Subject References:
Authors:
- Anderson, Gillian, 1968- .
- Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Crooked house .
- Close, Glenn, 1947- .
- Hendricks, Christina, 1975- .
- Irons, Max, 1985- .
- Kneafsey, Honor .
- Martini, Stefanie, 1990- .
- Paquet-Brenner, Gilles .
- Sands, Julian .
- Stamp, Terence .
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