Murder by the Book

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft,Dawn Archibald,Michael Aldridge,Richard Wilson,John Atkinson,Ian Holm

Director

Lawrence Gordon Clark

Writer

Nick Evans

Producer

Dickie Bamber

Cinematography

Peter Jessop

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0201788