| Agatha, Stop That Murdering! | |
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| German | Agatha, laß das Morden sein! |
| Directed by | Dietrich Haugk |
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| Starring | Johanna von Koczian Klausjürgen Wussow Elisabeth Flickenschildt |
| Cinematography | Günther Senftleben |
| Edited by | Anneliese Schönnenbeck |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Filmaufbau |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Agatha, Stop That Murdering! (German: Agatha, laß das Morden sein!) is a 1960 West German comedy crime film directed by Dietrich Haugk and starring Johanna von Koczian, Klausjürgen Wussow and Elisabeth Flickenschildt.[1] It is a parody both of the ongoing film series of Edgar Wallace adaptations but also the traditions of the mystery novels of Agatha Christie.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Plot
A famous female crime novelist goes to stay in a country house, where a killer is on the loose.
Cast
- Johanna von Koczian as Agatha Scott
- Klausjürgen Wussow as Dr. Peter Brent
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Sylvia Brent, his aunt
- Peter Vogel as Edgar Karter
- Hans Dieter Zeidler as David
- Wolfgang Kieling as Philip
- Karl Lieffen as Thomas Lorenzen
- Beppo Brem as Landgendarm
- Egon Vogel as institutional physician
- Paul Bös as coffin seller
- Gudrun Thielemann as secretary
References
- ↑ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 242. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
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