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Death on the Nile (1978)

PG  140 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery   -  29 September 1978 (USA)
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A murder is committed on a Nile steamer, but Hercule Poirot is on board...

Director:

John Guillermin

Writer:

Anthony Shaffer (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Ustinov ...
Jane Birkin ...
Lois Chiles ...
Bette Davis ...
Mia Farrow ...
Jon Finch Jon Finch ...
Olivia Hussey ...
I.S. Johar I.S. Johar ...
George Kennedy ...
Angela Lansbury ...
Simon MacCorkindale ...
David Niven ...
Maggie Smith ...
Jack Warden ...
Harry Andrews ...
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Storyline

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has a set of murder suspects on a boat in the Nile after a rich heiress is killed. Can he find the culprit before they reach port ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Suspect | American | Writer | Honeymoon  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French | Arabic | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$14,560,084 (USA) (1978)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Barbara Hicks who has a blink-and-you-miss-it role as a schoolteacher turned up in Evil Under the Sun made by the same producers. She also features in a couple of Joan Hickson 's Miss Marple television programs as Miss Hartnell. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the dining room, the night Poirot is served eel instead of mushrooms, a group of Egyptian musicians is playing instruments like the suz and rebec. On the soundtrack is a palm court orchestra. See more »

Quotes

Mrs. Van Schuyler: Shut up, Bowers. Just because you've got a grudge against her, or rather her father, no need to be uncivil.
Miss Bowers: *Grudge*? Melhuish Ridgeway ruined my family!
Mrs. Van Schuyler: Well, you should be grateful. If he hadn't, you would have missed out on the pleasure of working for me.
Miss Bowers: I could kill her on that score alone!
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Connections

Referenced in Hot Fuzz Special (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'"
(uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Played during the scene where Linnet and Simon are dancing and the other main characters are shown for the first time See more »