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Overview

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6.0/10   810 votes
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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:
A well mastered, interesting supposition. more

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:
Vanessa Redgrave was an 11th hour casting choice replaced another actress who bowed out with an broken wrist. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Gilbert & Sullivan Medley more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A well mastered, interesting supposition., 29 October 2000
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Author: intercostalclavicle from Edinburgh, Scotland

Being a great fan of Agatha Christie's books, watching this film was interesting. Although it is almost pure supposition, the solemn air of the film means that from now on, I shall always be aware of the tragic, sad side of the young writer as I read more of her material. I wasn't all that impressed with Dustin Hoffman's Wally Stanton, but Redgrave's performance was quite impressive and Timothy Dalton, I thought, was superb as the domineering Archibald Christie. The period feel of the film was well mastered, although the music used as Agatha's theme (a whining love song) ruined an otherwise good use of period music in the film. Overall, a fine attempt at solving Agatha's own, tragic mystery.

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