Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile (1978)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 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

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Anthony Shaffer
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Sep 29, 1978 Wide
EMI Films Ltd.

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Fun, if not cookie-cutter, Agatha Christie-based flick w/Peter Ustinov fine as Det. Hercule Poirot.

  • Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

    A fine Agatha Christie adaptation, made more watchable because of its all-star cast

  • 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.

  • Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    Not bad if a bit dry.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Okay whodunit suffers by comparison with Murder on the Orient Express.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Not nearly as good as Murder On the Orient Express, even a step down from Evil Under the Sun, but colorful Christie tale with fine production values and a good cast with Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis and Maggie Smith standing out. One of the problems is overlength another is a too… More

  • Wahida K


    This is pretty great TV Movie based upon the Novel written by Agath Christie with late Sr.Peter Ustinov and Angela Lansberry as a Alcoholic widow. It was funny to see Lanburry as an Alcoholic.

  • Tom E


    It's an old-fashioned Whodunit which IS a bit dated, but the story is still good

  • Pierluigi P


    Agatha Christie's great whodunit comes again with a pack of legendary actors. Peter Ustinov is the best Poirot ever. sublime and intriguing scheme.

  • Jennifer X


    I had first watched this many years ago before I knew of big names like Bette Davis and Angela Lansbury and Maggie Smith. I only remembered that I loved the story and I loved Agatha Christie. Now watching it again it only reaffirms that love I felt. It's quite a fabulous and… More

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