Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“The crime is murder.” Watch the trailer for the film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery novel Death on the Nile, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Gal Gadot, and Armie Hammer.
Tags: Fiction | Death on the Nile | Kenneth Branagh | Agatha Christie | 1937 | movie trailer | film adaptation | 2022 -
Agatha Christie’s 1961 novel The Pale Horse has been adapted into a two-part television series written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Leonora Lonsdale. Starring Georgina Campbell, Kaya Scodelario, and Rufus Sewell, the story begins with the murder of a priest soon after hearing a woman’s deathbed confession, and leads to an old pub inhabited by a mysterious trio of women, rumored to be witches.
Tags: Fiction | Agatha Christie | television series | television adaptation | trailer | The Pale Horse | 1961 | 2020 | G.P. Putnam's Sons | mystery -
Agatha Christie’s mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1934) has been adapted into a new feature film directed by Kenneth Branagh. Branagh stars in the film as detective Hercule Poirot, along with Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley.
