Death on the Nile (1978)

PG09/29/1978Mystery2h 20m
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A murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer Karnak – and Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Peter Ustinov

    Hercule Poirot

  2. Cast 1

    Jane Birkin

    Louise Bourget

  3. Cast 1

    Lois Chiles

    Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

  4. Cast 1

    Bette Davis

    Marie Van Schuyler

  5. Cast 1

    Mia Farrow

    Jacqueline de Bellefort

  6. Cast 1

    Jon Finch

    James Ferguson

  7. Cast 1

    Olivia Hussey

    Rosalie Otterbourne

  8. Cast 1

    I.S. Johar

    Mr. Choudhury

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    George Kennedy

    Andrew Pennington

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 ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$7,920,000.00

Revenue $14,560,084.00

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