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Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile

7.2

Death on the Nile

PG·1978·140m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

John Guillermin

Novel

Agatha Christie

Screenplay

Anthony Shaffer

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

June 4, 2023

8

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!!!

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$7,920,000.00

Revenue:

$14,560,084.00

Keywords

egypt
based on novel or book
paddleboat
pyramid
cruise
nile
sphinx
murder
cruise ship
whodunit
cobra
shipboard
murder mystery
1930s