Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye

– When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murder..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
Original Name:
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) - Also known as Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.

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Release Date:

08 Nov 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Guy Slater

Writer:

Agatha Christie (novel), T.R. Bowen (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Joan Hickson, Timothy West, Fabia Drake, Clive Merrison

Plot:

Wealthy business man Rex Fortescue collapses when he reaches his office. It is determined that he was poisoned. No one seems too upset, as everyone agrees that Rex was a tyrant. Soon however Rex's young wife also turns up poisoned. The maid, Gladyes, whom Miss Marple trained, writes to Miss Marple asking for help. Miss Marple arrives too late, as Gladyses' body is found strangled and strung up on the clothes line. Now it's personal, and Miss Marple is determined to see the murderer punished.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10