In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd ( EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton ), based on Christie's 1962 novel.

Alexios is a character in the historical novel Agnes of France ( 1980 ) by Greek writer Kostas Kyriazis.

He is among the main characters of the historical novel Agnes of France ( 1980 ) by Greek writer Kostas Kyriazis ( b. 1920 ).

Probably the first novel to depict cyberspace and combat within it was John M. Ford's Web of Angels ( 1980 ).

He received accolades for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in a made for television version of A Tale of Two Cities ( 1980 ), co-starred with Dennis Hopper in The Osterman Weekend ( 1983 ), which was based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and co-starred with Goldie Hawn in Protocol ( 1984 ).

Next, was his third published novel, The Shining ( 1980 ), which was a sleeper at the box office, with mixed reviews, but eventually began to be considered a classic.

This has been thought to make it suitable for human – computer communication, which led Robert A. Heinlein to mention the language in his science fiction novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ( 1966 ), and as a fully-fledged computer language in The Number of the Beast ( 1980 ).

The second novel of this series, Therese and Pierrette and the Little Hanging Angel ( Thérèse et Pierrette à l ' école des Saints-Anges, 1980 ), was one of the novels chosen for inclusion in the French version of Canada Reads, Le combat des livres, broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2005, where it was championed by union activist Monique Simard.

* Riddley Walker, a 1980 novel by Russell Hoban, utilizes Punch and Judy characters as quasi-political symbols.

* In the 1980 children's novel The Magicians of Caprona, by Diana Wynne Jones, a Punch and Judy show is a part of an important series of events.

Publication of Holmes ' follow-up novel, Red Axe of Pellucidar, reportedly ready for print in 1980, was supposedly blocked by the estate, and only saw print much later in a limited private edition.

* In Stephen King's 1980 novel Firestarter, the protagonist chooses Rolling Stone as an unbiased independent media source, through which she can expose the government agency hunting her.

* Raku tea bowls play an important part in Rituals, a 1980 novel by the Dutch author Cees Nooteboom.

Her 1971 novel The Lathe of Heaven has been adapted twice: first in 1980 by thirteen / WNET New York, with her own participation, and again in 2002 by the A & E Network.

In a 1980 interview given to the science fiction magazine Starship, Wilson suggested the novel was also an attempt to build a myth around Discordianism:

His time-travel novel Timescape ( 1980 ) won both the Nebula Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

Benford's law of controversy is an adage from the 1980 novel Timescape, stating:

* The Mona Intercept, a 1980 thriller novel by Donald Hamilton

* 1980: The Congo River is featured in a chapter of Michael Crichton's novel Congo ( published in 1980 ), as well as in the 1995 film based on the book.

The film is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.

As the novel opens, it is 1980.

* Gold Coast, 1980 novel by Elmore Leonard ( adapted in 1997 as a made for television film )

The Number of the Beast is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein published in 1980.

In 1987, Herzog made Cobra Verde, a film based on Chatwin's 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah, depicting the life of Francisco Manoel da Silva, a fictional Brazilian slave trader working in West Africa.

* The Viceroy of Ouidah ( 1980 )

* Viceroy of the Pacific: Life of Sir John Bates Thurston, By Deryck Scarr ( Page 92 ) Published 1980, Australian University Press, ISBN 0-909150-88-5, Original from the University of Michigan, the University of California, Digitized Nov 21, 2006, Reference to the title of the Qaranivalu

Cobra Verde ( also known as Slave Coast ) is a 1987 German drama film based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel, The Viceroy of Ouidah.

The film was based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel, The Viceroy of Ouidah, which was itself based on the Brazilian slave trader Francisco Felix de Sousa and his role in helping King Ghezo overthrow his brother Adandozan as King of Dahomey with the help of Ghezo's Dahomey Amazons.

But far from being concerned about whether or not Russia will have achieved Utopia by 1980, the world is watching Moscow today primarily for clues as to whether or not there will be nuclear Armageddon in the immediate future.

A second, by Mickey Newbury, peaked at number 82 in 1980.

He was followed by Jean Picker Firstenberg who held the position of President and CEO from 1980 to 2007.

Others, such as 1980 Hungarian film, Kojak Budapesten ( not to be confused with the 1986 comedy by the same name ) create their own scenarios involving Christie's criminal skill.

" presentation by Leo M. Jacobs, 1980.

The opening instrumental was largely done away with by 1980 ; no later Project album except Eye in the Sky featured one ( although every album includes at least one instrumental somewhere in the running order ).

* 1980 – Azaria Chamberlain disappears, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicized trial in Australian history.

* Atmosphere ( Joy Division song ), a song by Joy Division, released in 1980 on the Atmosphere / She's Lost Control single, originally released in the same year as Licht und Blindheit

In September 1980, Abadan was almost overrun during a surprise attack on Khuzestan by Iraq, marking the beginning of the Iran – Iraq War.

La Longue Marche à travers la théorie de Galois Long March Through Galois Theory is an approximately 1600-page handwritten manuscript produced by Grothendieck during the years 1980 – 1981, containing many of the ideas leading to the Esquisse d ' un programme ( see below, and also a more detailed entry ), and in particular studying the Teichmüller theory.

Roma would reach heights in the league which they had not touched since the 1940s by narrowly and controversially finishing as runners-up to Juventus in 1980 – 81.

By 1980, the way the game was played had changed dramatically due to innovative coaching tactics, with the phasing out of many of the game's kicking styles and the increasing use of handball ; whilst presentation was influenced by television.

Being behind the technological curve was not entirely surprising ; the chipset used in the 400 and 800 was designed because they were aware the 2600 would be obsolete by the 1980 time frame.

Sakharov was named the 1980 Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association.

She continued as CEO until Beech was purchased by Raytheon Company on 8 February 1980.

The BHRA's origin began with the rediscovery of the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel by Bob Diamond in 1980.

As Lancaster grew older, he became increasingly plagued by atherosclerosis, barely surviving a routine gall bladder operation in January 1980.

* Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan, earlier ennobled by the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson's notorious Lavender List ( 1976 ), was convicted of fraud ( 1980 )

The mountain was the setting for a children's story, The Old Man of Lochnagar, told originally by Prince Charles to his younger brothers, Andrew and Edward, and published in 1980 with royalties accruing to The Prince's Trust.

The collection of Palestinian material was strengthened with the acquisition in 1980 of around 17, 000 objects found at Lachish by the Wellcome-Marston expedition of 1932 – 1938.

In 1976, candidates supported by BJU faculty and alumni captured the local Republican party with unfortunate short-term political consequences, but by 1980 the religious right and the " country club " Republicans had joined forces.