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Death on the Nile( 1978)

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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

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      Peter Ustinov

      Hercule Poirot

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      Jane Birkin

      Louise Bourget

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      Lois Chiles

      Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

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      Bette Davis

      Marie Van Schuyler

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      Mia Farrow

      Jacqueline de Bellefort

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      Jon Finch

      James Ferguson

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      Olivia Hussey

      Rosalie Otterbourne

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      I.S. Johar

      Mr. Choudhury

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      George Kennedy

      Andrew Pennington

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      Angela Lansbury

      Salome Otterbourne

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      Simon MacCorkindale

      Simon Doyle

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      David Niven

      Colonel Race

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      Maggie Smith

      Miss Bowers

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      Jack Warden

      Ludwig Bessner

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      Harry Andrews

      Barnstaple

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      Sam Wanamaker

      Rockford

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      Celia Imrie

      Maid (uncredited)

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      Saeed Jaffrey

      Servant (uncredited)

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      Barbara Hicks

      Schoolteacher (uncredited)

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      François Guillaume

      Doublure Lumière (uncredited)

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      Reg Lye

      Workman (uncredited)

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      Andrew Manson

      Egyptian (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 04 2023
    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 f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7920000.00

    Revenue

    14560084.00

    Keywords

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