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Death on the Nile (1978) - Movie Browser

Bette Davis and Mia Farrow side-eyeing each other while a murder happens? Camp perfection.

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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.

Content warning

based on novel or book murder whodunit murder mystery 1930s pyramid egypt cobra sphinx cruise ship+4 more

obsessive lovecolonial privilegeclass warfarethe performative self

Standout Aspects

Costume

Anthony Powell's Oscar-winning wardrobe screams 1930s wealth.

Production

Egypt locations so lavish they nearly bankrupted the studio.

Acting

Ustinov's Poirot: theatrical, ridiculous, weirdly perfect.

Best for:Friends·Streaming·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence

Director

John Guillermin

ReleasedSep 29, 1978

Runtime2h 20m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Budget$7.9M·Revenue$14.6M

Mersham Productions

Top Cast

Peter Ustinov

Hercule Poirot

Jane Birkin

Louise Bourget

Lois Chiles

Linnet Ridgeway Doyle

Bette Davis

Marie Van Schuyler

Mia Farrow

Jacqueline de Bellefort

Jon Finch

James Ferguson

Olivia Hussey

Rosalie Otterbourne

I.S. Johar

Mr. Choudhury

George Kennedy

Andrew Pennington

Angela Lansbury

Salome Otterbourne

Simon MacCorkindale

Simon Doyle

David Niven

Colonel Race

Maggie Smith

Miss Bowers

Jack Warden

Ludwig Bessner

Harry Andrews

Barnstaple

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