Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
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Written byTom Dalton
Directed bySam Yates
StarringLyndsey Marshal
Jonah Hauer-King
Stanley Townsend
Jack Deam
Katherine Kingsley
Music byOliver Coates
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTom Dalton
Carol Harding
CinematographyCatherine Goldschmidt
EditorAnna Dick
Running time95 minsutes
Production companiesDarlow Smithson Productions
Factual Fiction
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
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Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar is a 2019 British alternative history television drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during a trip to an archaeological dig in Iraq following her divorce. The film premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2019. Filming took place in Malta and was directed by Sam Yates. Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar premiered in the United States on PBS on 18 May 2021.