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Death on the Nile
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7.1/10   6,698 votes
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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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Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
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Peter Ustinov IS Hercule Poirot! 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
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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David Niven as Colonel Johnny Race boards the Karnak wearing a straw boater hat with a Royal Green Jackets hat band, and later in the film wears a Royal Green Jackets necktie. The Royal Green Jackets (formed in 1966) were, at the time the film was made, the descendant regiment of Niven's wartime regiment the King's Royal Rifle Corps. more
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Revealing mistakes: Jackie is seen mouthing the lines that Hercule Poirot is saying to her, as she wipes sweat off her face in the Egyptian market. more
Quotes:
Manager Of The Karnak: [Upon discovering cobra] Oh! Never have I seen such a reptile in a first class cabin! more
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32 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Peter Ustinov IS Hercule Poirot!, 21 December 2004
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Author: JackStallion (ProperStyle@aol.com) from Hollywood, CA

I love Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot. Forget all those other phonies who've tried to fill his shoes! Including that ridiculous Murder on the Orient Express!

His sly, lovable demeanor rivals any of the great actors playing detectives- Peter Falk as Columbo, etc. He has a wonderful way of gaining the confidence and trust of each of his suspects, while probing them for information. You never really know who he suspects, and that's the fun of the mystery. He guides you through the maze like true detective.

I have seen each of his delicious portrayals as the great, Belgian detective several times, and they just get better with age.

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