Detectives love everything. They are read at home, if there was a free minute to relax, on a long trip, when you need to occupy yourself with something. Even on vacation, sunbathing under the hot sun, the hand itself reaches for the book. And, most likely, it will turn out to be some kind of detective story. Why is he so loved by readers?
Books of this genre give us something that is so lacking in ordinary life - a secret, a riddle, adrenaline. Lying on the couch or sitting in an armchair, in comfort and safety, we can simultaneously experience dangerous adventures with the main character, participate in solving the crime and catch the villain.
All of the above applies to the world of cinema. An incredible amount of films have been shot in the detective genre. And this begs the question of who he is, the most famous detective about whom the movie was made. To answer it, one must turn to detective literature. It was she who was the source material due to which our favorite characters - detectives - appeared.
Who is he, the most famous detective about whom the movie was made?
In general, it is generally accepted that the first works in the genre of detective story began to be written by the master of mysticism Edgar Allan Poe. The hero of his several stories, Auguste Dupin, is the first known literary detective. Eugene Widoc, a former criminal and then head of the French National Security Directorate, became the first private detective in real life. He is considered the prototype of many famous literary heroes, including Auguste Dupin. He is a detective about whom a movie was made in 2001. Vidoka in the film was played by Gerard Depardieu.
The recognized masters of the detective genre were Agatha Christie, Boileau-Narsezhak, Wilkie Collins. Almost all of their books were filmed. Everyone knows the inimitable Miss Marple and the great Hercule Poirot.
Belgian detective against an observant old woman
It is difficult to say which of the heroes of Agatha Christie - Poirot or Miss Marple - is more famous. All novels and novels with their participation were filmed. About the Belgian 8 films and one series were shot. And the most famous female detective was dedicated to one of the best television series in the UK. Miss Marple was played in it by Joan Hickson, whom Agatha Christie herself wanted to see as her heroine.
In domestic cinema, the most famous detective about whom the movie was made is Gleb Zheglov.
But there is another character in detective books, whose popularity does not decrease over the years, but only grows. Over the past ten years, 8 feature films and 2 series have been shot about him.
And still, Sherlock Holmes
At the end of the 19th century, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his first detective book, Etude in Scarlet, the main character of which was Sherlock Holmes, a private investigator. The writer himself never took his character seriously and was genuinely surprised at the love and even adoration that readers showed towards him.
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective about whom the movie was made. Works about him were screened more than 200 times, starting in 1900. Various actors played the genius detective, but the work of Vasily Livanov was recognized as the best . Robert Downey Jr. is considered the most original and eccentric Sherlock Holmes.