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Death on the Nile (1978)
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Overview
Release Date:
29 September 1978 (USA) morePlot:
A murder is committed on a Nile steamer, but Hercule Poirot is on board... full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Relaxing entertainment. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)more
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Also Known As:
Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK) (complete title)Muerte en el Nilo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Assassinio sul Nilo (Italy) [it]
Döden på Nilen (Sweden) [sv]
Døden på Nilen (Denmark) [da]
Eglima sto Neilo (Greece) [el]
Kuolema Niilillä (Finland) [fi]
Mort sur le Nil (France) [fr]
Morte Sobre o Nilo (Brazil) [pt]
Morte no Nilo (Portugal) [pt]
Nil'de ölüm (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Smierc Nilu (Poland) [pl]
Tod auf dem Nil (West Germany) [de]
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
140 minCountry:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Spain:13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Ireland:PG | France:U | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1978) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12MOVIEmeter: 
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David Niven as Colonel Johnny Race boards the Karnak wearing a straw boater hat with a Royal Green Jackets hatband, 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. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Doctor Bessner identifies the statue on the left of the temple of Abu Simbel as "the singer". He says it's making a howling sound every evening. Both facts are wrong, "the singer" is one of the statues in Thebe West near Luxor of the now destroyed temple of Amenophis III., and it is said that it was "singing" only in the morning hours. moreQuotes:
Col. Johnny Race: Why doesn't someone murder her!Hercule Poirot: Well maybe the world's lending libraries will band together and hire an assassin!
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I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me) moreFAQ
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An heiress is murdered while honeymooning on a Nile cruise. Fortunately, the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is holidaying on the same paddle steamer, and begins an investigation. However, it would seem that all of the other passengers on board have clear motives for committing the murder.
This was the second of Agatha Christie's novels featuring Hercule Poirot to be filmed, after the success of 'Murder On The Orient Express' a few years earlier. The great Peter Ustinov, who so recently passed away, took on the role this time, and injected it with his own droll humour. Indeed the whole film seems rather tongue in cheek, with the all star cast having fun with their roles. Bette Davis, Maggie Smith and Jack Warden all enjoyably ham it up, but Angela Lansbury manages to outdo them all with a delightfully over the top performance as the perpetually drunk author of erotic novels. David Niven, ever the archetypal British gent, proves a good foil as Poirot's partner in the investigation.
Where the film really scores is in the locations and photography. Egypt proves a stately backdrop to proceedings and veteran Cinematographer Jack Cardiff makes the most of it. The 1930's setting also gives an air of genteel opulence to the surroundings. While the film couldn't claim to be a classic tension filled mystery, it is a pleasant, laid back and enjoyable entertainment, that's clever enough to keep you guessing until the end.