The film stars Max Irons, Terence Stamp, Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, and Stefanie Martini.

Lady Edith de Haviland is the sister of Aristide's late first wife, fond of stalking the grounds and blasting moles in the lawn with a shotgun.

Aristide's elder son, Philip, hated his father for passing him over as successor to the family business, and for refusing to fund production of a screenplay he wrote for his wife, Magda, a fading theatre actress.

Their children (Aristide's grandchildren) are Sophia, Eustace, a cynical rock'n'roll-loving teenager affected by polio, and Josephine, a clever 12-year-old who knows everyone's business.

The discovery of love letters between Brenda and Laurence gives Taverner enough evidence to arrest them for Aristide's murder and the attempt on Josephine's life.

He searches Edith's garden shed and finds a bottle of cyanide, as well as Josephine's missing notebook, buried in quicklime.

In 2011, US filmmaker Neil La Bute announced that he would be directing a feature film version, for 2012, of the novel with a script by Julian Fellowes.

[4] On 15 May 2011, Gemma Arterton, Matthew Goode, Gabriel Byrne and Dame Julie Andrews were announced to lead the cast.

[5] In a report issued on 10 June 2012, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired all rights in the US, Canada and internationally for the film, which could help secure it a lucrative release, though the cast and creative team had changed.

Minley Manor near Fleet, Hampshire, was used as the location for the external shots of Three Gables aka the titular Crooked House.

The website's consensus reads: "Agatha Christie fans may find enough intrigue to hold their attention while a capable cast gives their all, but there's no escaping the gaudy pitfalls of this Crooked House.