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Death on the Nile
John Guillermin
(1978)
134min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
David Brown
Peter Ustinov took over from Albert Finney as pernickety Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in this solid, star-studded dramatisation of Agatha Christie's paddle-steamer mystery. The plot is suitably tricksy, the Egyptian locations dazzling and all the actors on board seem to be having a terrific time - especially Angela Lansbury as a drunken writer and Maggie Smith as an acid-tongued nurse. It's only in comparison with 1974's
Murder on the Orient Express
that the film inevitably suffers - the solution isn't quite as jaw-dropping, and some of the whys and wherefores overtax credibility - but a humorous Ustinov keeps the whole thing afloat with his ability to add a twinkle to even the most earnest lines of dialogue.
Summary
Detective Hercule Poirot investigates a murder on board a paddle steamer in Egypt. The victim was an unpopular heiress, whose outspoken manner put her at odds with most of her fellow passengers during their cruise on the Nile. Agatha Christie mystery, starring Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, George Kennedy, Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, Olivia Hussey, Angela Lansbury and David Niven.
Cast & Crew
Hercule Poirot
Peter Ustinov
Mrs Van Schuyler
Bette Davis
Col Rice
David Niven
Mrs Salome Otterbourne
Angela Lansbury
Miss Bowers
Maggie Smith
Andrew Pennington
George Kennedy
Jacqueline de Bellefort
Mia Farrow
Louise Bourget
Jane Birkin
Linnet Ridgeway
Lois Chiles
Rosalie Otterbourne
Olivia Hussey
Director
John Guillermin
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
EMI Dists
Guidance:
Edited for violence.
Available on:
video and DVD
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