Agatha (1979)
3.3 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
A fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) is presented. On a cold winter day, her damaged car with her expensive fur coat is found abandoned at the side of a country road. While the authorities initially suspect that she could have committed suicide, her pompous husband, Col. Archibald Christie (Timothy Dalton), who is less than cooperative with the authorities, is adamant that she is still alive. What he doesn't tell them is that he recently asked her for a divorce so that he could marry his secretary, Miss Nancy Neele (Celia Gregory). Although the divorce request was not a total surprise since she knew of the extramarital affair, Mrs. Christie still did not want to grant him the request since she still loves him. Concurrently, American newspaper columnist Wally Stanton (Dustin Hoffman) was scheduled to conduct an interview with Mrs. Christie. Since he can no longer do so with her disappearance, Stanton instead tries to find out himself what... - Actors:
- Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Helen Morse, Celia Gregory, Paul Brooke, Carolyn Pickles, Timothy West, Tony Britton, Alan Badel, Robert Longden, Donald Nithsdale, Yvonne Gilan, Sandra Voe, Barry Hart
- Directors:
- Michael Apted
- Writers:
- Kathleen Tynan, Arthur Hopcraft
- Others:
- Shirley Russell
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Archaeology on Screen: Part 1, Getting to Know: Vanessa Redgrave, Remembering Timothy West, Top 10 Agatha Christie Films
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