Death on the Nile Movie Review 1978

Agatha Christie's fictional detective, Hercule Poirot, is called upon to interrupt his vacation to uncover who killed an heiress aboard a steamer cruising down the Nile. Ustinov's first stint as the Belgian sleuth. Anthony Powell's costume design won an Oscar.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Detectives, Hercule Poirot, Books to Film: Agatha Christie, A River Runs Through the Plot

Screenplay

Anthony Shaffer

Cast

Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, David Niven, Olivia Hussey, Angela Lansbury, Jack Warden, Maggie Smith, George Kennedy, Simon MacCorkindale, Harry Andrews, Jon Finch

Cinematography

Jack Cardiff

Director

John Guillermin

Music

Nino Rota

Producer

EMI, Paramount Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1978: Costume Des.; Natl. Bd. of Review 1978: Support. Actress (Lansbury).