''Agatha, Stop That Murdering!'' (German: ''Agatha, laß das Morden sein!'') is a 1960 West German
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Dietrich Haugk and starring
Johanna von Koczian
Johanna von Koczian (, née von Kóczián-Miskolczy, 30 October 1933 – 10 February 2024) was a German actress. She grew up in Salzburg where Gustaf Gründgens offered her a role at the 1951 Salzburg Festival, and she played at several German ...
,
Klausjürgen Wussow and
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt (16 March 1905 – 26 October 1977) was a German actress, producer and author. She appeared in dozens of German language films and television productions between 1935 and 1976.
Flickenschildt was born in Hambu ...
.
It is a parody both of the ongoing
film series of Edgar Wallace adaptations and the traditions of the mystery novels of
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...
.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
s
Franz Bi and
Bruno Monden. It was shot at the
Bavaria Studios
Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film.
History
The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...
in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
.
Plot
A famous female crime novelist goes to stay in a country house, where a killer is on the loose.
Cast
References
External links
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1960s crime comedy films
German crime comedy films
West German films
Films directed by Dietrich Haugk
German parody films
Constantin Film films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
Films set in England
1960s German-language films
1960s German films
Films scored by Hans-Martin Majewski
German-language crime comedy films
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