Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

About Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

On an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.

Sam Yates's Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar is a 2019 crime film. At 95 minutes long, it arrived in December 2019.

Its themes are murder mystery, 1920s, whodunit, and historical fiction.

Lyndsey Marshal stars as Agatha Christie, Jonah Hauer-King as Max Mallowan, Bronagh Waugh as Lucy, and Rory Fleck-Byrne as Lord Ponsonby -- Marmaduke. The screenplay is by Tom Dalton. In the United States it streams on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel.

Agatha and the Truth of Murder, Knives Out, and Murder on the Orient Express make useful companions to Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar. TMDB voters put it at 5.8 out of 10 across 89 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.