The woman who sold 2 billion books and vanished herself for 11 days.
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.
Direction
Smartly weaves WWI, WWII, and personal loss into creative output.
Production
Rare archival footage makes the recluse feel suddenly present.
Director
André Schäfer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christie claimed she never remembered writing her final Poirot novel, 'Curtain'—locked in a bank vault for decades.
Her 11-day disappearance in 1926 sparked one of Britain's largest manhunts; she was found at a spa with amnesia claims historians still debate.
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