Death on the Nile (1978)
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80% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(8,219 ratings)
Peter Ustinov began his long association with the Hercule Poirot character of murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie with this lavish but financially disappointing follow-up to the popular Murder on the Orient Express (1974). During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel… More Peter Ustinov began his long association with the Hercule Poirot character of murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie with this lavish but financially disappointing follow-up to the popular Murder on the Orient Express (1974). During a luxurious pleasure cruise down the Nile aboard a lavish vessel populated with wealthy passengers, widely despised heiress and home wrecker Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles) is murdered. Also aboard is famed Belgian detective Poirot (Ustinov) and his taciturn traveling companion, Colonel Race (David Niven). Poirot undertakes an investigation into Ridgeway's killing. Among the colorful suspects are Salome (Angela Lansbury) and Rosalie Otterbourne (Olivia Hussey), Doctor Bessner (Jack Warden), Mrs. Van Schuyler (Bette Davis), Miss Bowers (Maggie Smith), and Jacqueline De Bellefort (Mia Farrow). As more bodies pile up, however, it appears that nearly everyone aboard has a motive. The script for Death on the Nile (1978) was adapted by Anthony Shaffer, the writer of Sleuth (1972) and the identical twin brother of Amadeus (1984) author Peter Shaffer. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Guillermin
- Written By
- Anthony Shaffer
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Sep 29, 1978 Wide
- Studio
- EMI Films Ltd.
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Fun, if not cookie-cutter, Agatha Christie-based flick w/Peter Ustinov fine as Det. Hercule Poirot.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A fine Agatha Christie adaptation, made more watchable because of its all-star cast
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Death on the Nile is a fine entertainment that is lovely to look at and easy to enjoy.
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Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Not bad if a bit dry.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Okay whodunit suffers by comparison with Murder on the Orient Express.
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Cast
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Peter Ustinov
as Hercule Poirot
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Jane Birkin
as Louise Bourget
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Lois Chiles
as Linnet Ridgeway
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David Niven
as Colonel Race
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Bette Davis
as Mrs. Van Schuyler
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Mia Farrow
as Jacqueline De Bellefort
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Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
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George Kennedy
as Andrew Pennington
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Jon Finch
as Ferguson
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Olivia Hussey
as Rosalie Otterbourne
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Simon MacCorkindale
as Simon Doyle
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Maggie Smith
as Miss Bowers
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Jack Warden
as Dr. Ludwig Bessner
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Harry Andrews
as Barnstaple
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I.S. Johar
as Manager of The Karnak
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Sam Wanamaker
as Rockford
