What happened when bestselling mystery novelist agatha christie. Redgrave is at her worse, staring blankly into the camera and hoffman is just annoying. Dustin hoffman who successfully tracks down agatha christie. According to scriptwriters kathleen tynan and arthur hopcraft, christie was located before her return by american reporter wally stanton an uncomfortablelooking dustin hoffman, after enjoying a.
Dustin hoffman, vanessa redgrave, timothy dalton, helen morse, celia gregory, paul brooke, carolyn pickles, timothy west, tony britton, alan badel. Agatha christie is generally considered the queen of crime fiction. A beautiful production and several adept performers, notably dustin hoffman in one of the most winning portrayals of his career, make agatha a surprisingly glamorous, intoxicating entertainment. The movie starts when agatha christie s husband tells her he wants a divorce, as he fell in love with his secretary, nancy neele, and wants to marry her. Dustin hoffman, who was producing film agatha until first artists had control taken away from him last jan because film ran over budget, gives in to cos demands and redoes. Dustin hoffman and vanessa redgrave star in thisingenious solution to an enduring mystery. Favorite dustin hoffman movie a list of 35 titles created 12 may 2017 see all related lists share this. Agatha is a 1979 drama thriller film directed by michael apted, starring vanessa redgrave, dustin hoffman and timothy dalton, and written by kathleen tynan.
Dustin hoffman and vanessa redgrave truly shine here, and it is a film that will certainly. Agatha christies missing 11 days are being made into a. Emma stone and alicia vikander set for rival agatha. Agatha pleads for him to stay with her, to no avail. Timothy dalton also shows what a diverse actor he is with his role of the starchy colonel christie, wanting to divorce agatha so that he can marry his secretary nancy neele. Dustin hoffman and vanessa redgrave star in this ingenious solution to the mystery. With dustin hoffman, vanessa redgrave, timothy dalton, helen morse. Dustin hoffman plays a brash american journalist who tries his own hand at sleuthing when he sets out the find the missing novelist vanessa.
The film focuses on renowned crime writer agatha christies famous 11day. Dustin hoffman, who was producing film agatha until. The film focuses on renowned crime writer agatha christie s famous 11day disappearance in 1926. Agatha 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Dustin hoffman puts in a fun and exuberant turn as the american journalist who tails agatha to harrogate. Agatha is a 1979 british drama thriller film directed by michael apted and starring vanessa redgrave, dustin hoffman and timothy dalton. Dustin hoffman plays a brash american journalist who tries his own hand at sleuthing when he sets out the find the missing. Miss christie seems to have favored stilted, anemic caricatures from what. In december 1926, agatha christie, then newly famous as a writer of mystery stories, disappeared from her house outside london. It takes the idea of christie s mysterious disappearance and creates a ridiculous story thats neither believable or interesting. Emma stone, left, and alicia vikander could soon be playing agatha christie but only with the approval of the authors estate. Her novels, stories and plays bamboozle legions of murder aficionados with complex plotting and dazzling denouements. Dustin hoffman plays a brash american journalist who tries his own.
I am smiling because youre just like your books after all. Favorite dustin hoffman movie everything thats new on netflix in may no need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv shows streaming on netflix this month. I would describe this film as a poignant unrequited romance with mystery elements that would satisfy christies most ardent fans. On a cold winter day, her damaged car with her expensive fur coat is found abandoned at the side of a country road. Dustin hoffman was depressed during much of the film shoot. Was there more to agatha christies 11 mysterious missing. Agatha 1979 dustin hoffman dvd rating required select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. A fictional account of the real life, eleven day, never explained 1926 disappearance of famed murder mystery writer agatha christie is presented. As our film opens agathas vanessa redgrave heartlessly cruel british. Was there more to agatha christies 11 mysterious missing days than has previously been revealed. What really happened to mystery writer agatha christie when she. This movie may have a character named agatha christie but she bears no resemblance to her physically, intellectually or emotionally. In 1979 the book was made into a film starring vanessa redgrave as christie and dustin hoffman as an american journalist investigating her disappearance.
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