Agatha, Stop That Murdering! Explained

Agatha, Stop That Murdering!
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Director:Dietrich Haugk
Starring:Johanna von Koczian
Klausjürgen Wussow
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Music:Hans-Martin Majewski
Cinematography:Günther Senftleben
Editing:Anneliese Schönnenbeck
Studio:Filmaufbau
Distributor:Constantin Film
Runtime: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 and 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hans-Michael Bock. Bock. Hans-Michael. Bergfelder. Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. 2009. New York. 242. 978-1571816559. j.ctt1x76dm6 . Hake . Sabine . 10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6 . 252868046 .