--- title: 'Agatha (1979)' type: 'film' director: 'Michael Apted' released: '1979-01-01' runtime_minutes: 104 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Crime' - 'Romance' countries: - 'United Kingdom' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/agatha-1979' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078736/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Agatha (1979) 1979 · 104 min · Drama, Crime, Romance · United Kingdom ## Synopsis Agatha is a 1979 British drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted and starring Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy Dalton. It was written by Kathleen Tynan. The film focuses on renowned crime writer Agatha Christie's famous 11-day disappearance in 1926. The film was released 9 February 1979, receiving generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the production values and performances. ## Credits - **Director:** [Michael Apted](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-apted) - **Screenplay:** [Kathleen Tynan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-tynan) - **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-mandel) - **Producer:** [Gavrik Losey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavrik-losey) - **Director of Photography:** [Vittorio Storaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-storaro) - **Editor:** [Jim Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-clark) ## Cast - [Helen Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-morse) - [Timothy West](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-west) - [Christopher Fairbank](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-fairbank) - [Peter Arne](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-arne) - [Tony Britton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-britton) - [Sandra Voe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-voe) - [Vanessa Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-redgrave) - [Paul Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brooke) - [Liz Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/liz-smith) - [Timothy Dalton](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-dalton) - [Tim Seely](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-seely) - [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman) - [Alan Badel](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-badel) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/agatha-1979 Film facts: Wikidata (Q542430); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.