Agatha

Agatha

1979 | 1h 38m | Romance, Mystery | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

World-famous mystery writer Agatha Christie disappeared mysteriously on a December night in 1926. What may have happened to her during the time she was missing is as suspenseful as anything she ever wrote.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Michael Apted

CAST

Pamela Austin

Dustin Hoffman

Vanessa Redgrave

Hope Johnstone

Timothy Dalton

Helen Morse

Celia Gregory

Carolyn Pickles

Harry Segal

Liz Smith

Donald Nithsdale

Tommy Hunter

Barry Hart

Robert Longden

Alan Badel

Paul Brooks

John Joyce

Peter Arne

David Hargreaves

Tim Seely

Bert Ward

Timothy West

Hubert Rees

Anne Francis

John Ludlow

Ray Gatenby

Sandra Voe

Tony Britton

Yvonne Gilan

Irene Sutcliffe

D Tomlinson

Jill Summers

Christopher Fairbank

PRODUCERS

Jarvis Astaire

Gavrik Losey

WRITERS

Information not available.

Host Intros

01:42
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Agatha (1979)
Intro Aired: Jan 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Agatha, 1979.
01:51
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Agatha (1979)
Intro Aired: Sep 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Agatha, 1979.

Related Videos

03:23
Agatha (1979) -- (Movie Clip) I Admire Your Driving Style
Clip
We meet Dustin Hoffman as American journalist Stanton, attending a London event for Agatha Christie (Vanessa Redgrave), with husband (Timothy Dalton), along the way meeting local reporter Foster (Paul Brooke), in Michael Apteds film about the authors disappearance, Agatha, 1979.
02:54
Agatha (1979) -- (Movie Clip) An Imaginary Solution
Clip
Director Michael Apted opens with exposition for his unusual premise then introduces Vanessa Redgrave as the title character, Mrs. Christie, having a gift made for husband Archie (Timothy Dalton) who seems rather a stiff, in the speculative drama Agatha, 1979, co-starring Dustin Hoffman.
03:40
Agatha (1979) -- (Movie Clip) This Isn't Quite Cricket
Clip
In the spa town of Harrogate, Yorkshire. 1926, American reporter Stanton (Dustin Hoffman), using a false identity, realizes Vanessa Redgrave must be the officially missing author Agatha Christie, approaching her without giving away the game, in Michael Apteds speculative drama Agatha, 1979.

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