Death on the Nile (1978)
- Starring:
- Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Guillermin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 140 mins
Complete Cast:
- Peter Ustinov - Hercule Poirot
- David Niven - Colonel Race
- Bette Davis - Mrs. Van Schuyler
- Mia Farrow - Jacqueline De Bellefort
- George Kennedy - Andrew Pennington
- Simon MacCorkindale - Simon Doyle
- Jack Warden - Dr. Ludwig Bessner
- Sam Wanamaker - Rockford
- Jane Birkin - Louise Bourget
- Lois Chiles - Linnet Ridgeway
- Angela Lansbury - Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
- Jon Finch - Ferguson
- Olivia Hussey - Rosalie Otterbourne
- Maggie Smith - Miss Bowers
- Harry Andrews - Barnstaple
- I.S. Johar - Manager of The Karnak
- Director(s):
- John Guillermin
- Writer(s):
- Anthony Shaffer
- Producer(s):
- Richard Goodwin, Lord John Brabourne
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
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- 1978 - Death on the Nile - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Costume Design
- 1978 - Death on the Nile - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
