Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)

In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.

Director:

Terry Loane

Writer:

Tom Dalton

Stars:

Dean Andrews, Ruth Bradley, Bebe Cave

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dean Andrews	...	Wade
Ruth Bradley	...	Agatha Christie
Bebe Cave	...	Daphne
Amelia Dell	...	Rosalind (as Amelia Rose Dell)
Richard Doubleday	...	Postmaster Wilson
Derek Halligan	...	Mr. Todd
Blake Harrison	...	Travis
Pippa Haywood	...	Mabel
Stacha Hicks	...	Florence Nightingale Shore
Ralph Ineson	...	Detective Inspector Dicks
Brian McCardie	...	Sir Hugh Persimmion
Michael McElhatton	...	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Tim McInnerny	...	Randolph
Clare McMahon	...	Carlo
Liam McMahon	...	Archie Christie

Storyline

In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2019 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Filming Locations:

Grey Abbey, Newtownards, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Randolph states that he served in the Great War, but worked in administration. Tim McInnerny (Randolph) played pencil-pusher Captain Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth (1989).

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Quotes

Agatha Christie: What if Sherlock Holmes had never existed?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Good riddance to an intolerable dick.

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Crazy Credits

Disclaimer in end credits: "This film has not been endorsed, licensed or authorised by the estate of Agatha Christie or by Agatha Christie Limited."

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Connections

References O Lucky Man! (1973)

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Soundtracks

Big City Blues
Composed by Con Conrad
Words by Archie Gottler and Sydney Mitchell
Performed by Annett Hanshaw
Featured in the film "Fox Movietone Follies of 1929"

User Reviews

Must Watch!!

A simply wonderful crime film that deserves watching and recommending to everyone. This should be watched as a Double Bill with the recent Murder On The Orient Express. The characters are never just one note as the writers and actors flesh out each part with real sparks of life. Agatha has some wonderful little put downs for the condescending men that she meet throughout the film, very much like Kenneth Branagh's film the dialogue is of the period and not modernised. The direction does look at the period with a modern eye, too how women where and are still treated by men and even other women. By the way i'm a man, make of that what you will. This film was a hoot to watch and a pleasure to recommend.