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Overview

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Director:

John Guillermin

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel)
Anthony Shaffer (screenplay)

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Release Date:

29 September 1978 (USA) more

Plot:

A murder is committed on a Nile steamer, but Hercule Poirot is on board... full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Oscar Winner Peter Ustinov Dies at 82
 (From WENN. 29 March 2004)

User Comments:

A good, well-paced classic whodunnit more (81 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:

140 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

G.W. Films more


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Trivia:

Albert Finney was initially asked to reprise his role as Poirot from Murder on the Orient Express (1974). However, he had found the make-up he had to wear for the first movie very uncomfortable in the hot interior of the train, and on realizing that he would have to undergo the same experience, this time in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, he declined the role. more

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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the very end of the movie, Poirot famously quotes Moliere: "La grande ambition des femmes est d'inspirer l'amour". Except it's a misquote, and not proper French. It should be "d'inspirer DE l'amour". What Poirot says is like saying "to inspire of the love" in English. more

Quotes:

Manager Of The Karnak: [Upon discovering cobra] Oh! Never have I seen such a reptile in a first class cabin! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Murder, She Wrote: Death 'N Denial (#11.13)" (1995) more

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Jalousie more


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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
A good, well-paced classic whodunnit, 19 August 1999
7/10
Author: Rosabel from Ottawa, Canada

This movie was the first and best of Peter Ustinov's performances as Hercule Poirot. Though physically not very accurate to Agatha Christie's description of the little Belgian detective, for this one movie everything worked and the discrepancy was not a problem. The film is well-paced, with all the plot turns and clues coming with perfect timing, not too fast to be confusing, but not too slow to strain the rather flimsy fabric of the story. The whole cast is very good, especially Bette Davis as a malevolent old spider of a woman, gleefully tormenting her long-suffering companion, Maggie Smith. The scene where she smiles indulgently at a group of Egyptian children waving at her on the river bank, only to sink into mortified disgust as they turn around and moon her, is a highlight of the movie. The climax of the film is quite surprising, and unlike many mysteries, does not cheat the viewer by withholding vital information until the last moment. We feel the pleasure of being honestly fooled throughout, and the conclusion is thoroughly satisfying.

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