Agatha

1979 99 min ★ 6.1 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Wally Stanton

Vanessa Redgrave

Agatha Christie

Timothy Dalton

Archie Christie

Helen Morse

Evelyn

Celia Gregory

Nancy Neele

Paul Brooke

John Foster

Carolyn Pickles

Charlotte Fisher

Timothy West

Kenward

Tony Britton

William Collins

Alan Badel

Lord Brackenbury

Details

Director

Michael Apted

Screenplay

Kathleen Tynan

Tagline

"On December 4th, 1926, Agatha Christie, the world's most famous mystery writer, disappeared. What may have happened during the next eleven days is far more suspenseful than anything she ever wrote."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$3,500,000

Revenue

$7,500,000

Production

Sweetwall, First Artists, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

June 9, 2025

★ 6/10

Distraught that her husband (Timothy Dalton) has asked her for a divorce, renowned author Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave) takes off from her home in the dead of night without telling anyone where she is going. She doesn’t get so far before a car accident puts her afoot and has the police trying to track her down. She, meantime, takes up residence under a pseudonym in an hotel where it looks lik...