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Director:

Michael Apted

Writers:

Kathleen Tynan (story)
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Release Date:

9 February 1979 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Mystery more

Tagline:

A fictional solution to the real mystery of Agatha Christie's disappearance.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Agatha Christie meets "The Twilight Zone" more (15 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dustin Hoffman ... Wally Stanton

Vanessa Redgrave ... Agatha Christie

Timothy Dalton ... Col. Archibald Christie
Helen Morse ... Evelyn Crawley
Celia Gregory ... Nancy Neele
Paul Brooke ... John Foster
Carolyn Pickles ... Charlotte Fisher
Timothy West ... Kenward
Tony Britton ... William Collins
Alan Badel ... Lord Brackenbury
Robert Longden ... Pettelson
Donald Nithsdale ... Uncle Jones
Yvonne Gilan ... Mrs. Braithwaite
Sandra Voe ... Therapist
Barry Hart ... Supt. MacDonald
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Additional Details

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | Peru:PT | USA:PG


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

British composer Howard Blake composed an original score for the film that was rejected and replaced by Johnny Mandel. more

Movie Connections:

Version of Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE more


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Agatha Christie meets "The Twilight Zone", 10 June 2006
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Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Until I saw "Agatha", I had never even heard of the story of Agatha Christie disappearing - or hiding - in 1926. The movie offers a possibility of what might have happened, portraying the author (Vanessa Redgrave) secretly checking into a health spa under a false name, while detective Wally Stanton (Dustin Hoffman) investigates.

I will admit that this movie is nothing special. If anything, it's sort of just a way to pass time. But it is interesting not only learning about this part of history, but seeing this speculation of what might have happened (the movie reminds us that this is only speculation). The only other cast member whom I recognized was Timothy Dalton as Agatha's husband Archibald. Not a masterpiece by any stretch, but worth seeing nevertheless.

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