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Death on the Nile

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7.2/10 • 786

1978-09-292h 20m

Mystery

A murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer Karnak – and Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case.

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

Directors
John Guillermin
Editors
Malcolm Cooke

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Peter Ustinov

    Peter Ustinov

    Hercule Poirot

  2. Jane Birkin

    Jane Birkin

    Louise Bourget

  3. Lois Chiles

    Lois Chiles

    Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

  4. Bette Davis

    Bette Davis

    Marie Van Schuyler

  5. Mia Farrow

    Mia Farrow

    Jacqueline de Bellefort

  6. Jon Finch

    Jon Finch

    James Ferguson

  7. Olivia Hussey

    Olivia Hussey

    Rosalie Otterbourne

  8. I.S. Johar

    I.S. Johar

    Mr. Choudhury

  9. George Kennedy

    George Kennedy

    Andrew Pennington

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CinemaSerf

Jun 4, 2023

8/10

This a corker of a whodunnit - and what chance you could ever get a cast like this together again without it being a computer generated festival of egos? Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, a scene-stealing Angela Lansbury, George Kennedy, Maggie Smith and an incomparable Bette Davis are all likely suspects as a fabulously wealthy Lois Chiles is bumped off in her cabin aboard a luxury cruise down the Nile. Luckily, though - for us, and them - Peter Ustinov and David Niven are on hand to resolve this mysterious crime. As the films develops you realise just how odious and horrid the murdered woman was - I found that I wanted to kill her too!! Great fun with a superb Nina Rota score that really makes this a diamond of a film. I read, with trepidation, that Sir Kenneth Branagh is to remake this in 2020 - hmmm!!!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,920,000.00
Revenue
$14,560,084.00
Keywords
egyptbased on novel or bookpaddleboatpyramidcruisenilesphinxmurdercruise shipwhodunitcobrashipboardmurder mystery1930s