Agatha Christie’s agents propose that it’s time for her to publish the manuscript she wrote thirty-five years earlier, a novel in which she finally kills off her most famous creation. And it’s not an entirely sad occasion. “That wretched little man,” she says. “He’s always been so much trouble. How is it Miss Marple has never upset me at all, not ever?” That night, who should appear at her doorstep but the wretched little man himself, Hercule Poirot? The great fictional detective and his creator proceed to play a very Christie-like game of cat and mouse for the manuscript – and for their own lives.
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Peggy Ashcroft
Agatha Christie
Known for
The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
Ian Holm
Hercule Poirot
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Richard Wilson
Sir Max Mallowan
Known for
Merlin
Gulliver's Travels
Michael Aldridge
Edmond Cork
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Chimes at Midnight
John Atkinson
Gardener
Known for
Penda's Fen
Demons of the Mind
Dawn Archibald
Sally
Known for
The Company of Wolves
Caravaggio
Lawrence Gordon Clark Director · Nick Evans Screenplay Peter Jessop Cinematographer
United States release January 1, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1986
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