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Agatha
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Synopsis
What happened when best-selling mystery novelist Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days back in 1926? The British Agatha "answers" that question. Vanessa Redgrave is cast as Ms. Christie, who vanished from her home not long after her husband (Timothy Dalton) informed her that he was leaving her. Nearly two weeks later, after being the subject of a nationwide search, Christie showed up none the worse for wear at a health spa in Yorkshire, insisting that she could remember nothing of her experiences during her disappearance. According to scriptwriters Kathleen Tynan and Arthur Hopcraft, Christie was located before her return by American reporter Wally Stanton (an uncomfortable-looking Dustin Hoffman), after enjoying a brief romantic fling with the authoress. The journalist decided to keep his discovery a secret. Another plot wrinkle concerns Christie's plan for revenge against her errant husband -- a scheme with all the earmarks of a Miss Marple or Poirot whodunit. Agatha represented former TV director Michael Apted's matriculation to A-pictures with major stars; he fared better with his subsequent endeavor, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Paul Brooke John Foster
Timothy Dalton Capt. Archibald Christie
Celia Gregory Nancy Neele
Helen Morse Evelyn Crawley
Vanessa Redgrave Agatha Christie
Dustin Hoffman Wally Stanton
Yvonne Gilan Mrs. Braithwaite
David Hargreaves Sgt. Jarvis

Production Crew

Simon Holland Art Director
Kathleen Tynan Book Author
Vittorio Storaro Cinematographer
Johnny Mandel Composer (Music Score)
Shirley Russell Costume Designer
Michael Apted Director
Jim Clark Editor
Jonathan Benson First Assistant Director
Gavrik Losey Producer
Jarvis Astaire Producer
Shirley Russell Production Designer
Arthur Hopcraft Screenwriter
Kathleen Tynan Screenwriter
Christian Wangler Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1979
Runtime: 98
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Mystery

Produced by
Casablanca Films
First Artists
Sweetwall Productions
Warner Brothers