Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Peter UstinovHercule Poirot
- Jane BirkinLouise Bourget
- Lois ChilesLinnet Ridgeway Doyle
- Bette DavisMarie Van Schuyler
- Mia FarrowJacqueline de Bellefort
- Jon FinchJames Ferguson
- Olivia HusseyRosalie Otterbourne
- I.S. JoharMr. Choudhury
- George KennedyAndrew Pennington
- Angela LansburySalome Otterbourne
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Death on the Nile is a clever, witty, well-plotted, beautifully-produced and splendidly acted screen version of Agatha Christie's mystery. It's old-fashioned stylized entertainment with a big cast and lush locations. - 80
Los Angeles Times
The performances remain delectable, the multiple murders startlingly bloody -- even the ones that are presented purely hypothetically. [02 Nov 2018, p.E4] - 60
Empire
Ustinov may not be the Poirot that we all think of now, after the David Suchet series, but this is pure Agatha Christie, steeped in nostalgia and atmosphere. - 60
The New Yorker
The movie is fatally perfunctory about emotion, atmosphere, suspense. But if the overall effect is disappointing, from moment to moment the details are never less than engaging, and are often knobby and funny. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Running a substantial 140 minutes, the film does, at the very least, give fans a chance to see many of their favorite players hamming it up. - 50
Time Out
Over-extended and sloppily characterised Agatha Christie whodunit, with Ustinov's Poirot investigating the murder of an heiress aboard a steamer in the 30s. - 50
Washington Post
One of the worst ideas in Murder on the Orient Express was the repeated reenactment of the murder scene. Death on the Nile compounds this vulgarity by visualizing almost every speculation Poirot entertains about his fellow passengers. The redundancy of it all becomes ridiculous. [29 Sep 1978, p.D1] - 40
The New York Times
A big expensive, star‐studded bore in which a lot of famous talent is permitted — no, encouraged — to do a series of campy turns on their own worst mannerisms.
