Death on the Nile (1978)
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot has a set of murder suspects on a boat in the Nile after a rich heiress is killed. Can he find the culprit before they reach port ? (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John Guillermin
Written By: Agatha Christie, Anthony Shaffer
Starring: Bette Davis, George Kennedy, David Niven, Peter Ustinov, Harry Andrews, Jack Warden, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, Jon Finch
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
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Death on the Nile belongs to 22 collections
1. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (public: moderated by Aron Ericson - 16 stars)
2. Whodunit (public: moderated by iceblox - 8 stars)
3. Africa (public: moderated by td888 - 7 stars)
4. Remade (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 4 stars)
5. Triumvirate of Oscar Winning Actors/Actresses in the Cast (3 or more) (public: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
6. Books by Women that were made into Movies (public: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
7. DtC Doubling the Canon 2022 Nominees (public: moderated by lineuphere - 2 stars)
8. River (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
9. Murder Mystery Films & Miniseries (public: moderated by clouddottir - 1 star)
10. Oscar: Best Costume Design (public - 1 star)
11. Wow! Five or more Oscar winning actors/ actresses in the cast. (public: moderated by MzeeShikamu - 1 star)
12. Agatha Christie (public)
13. Nino Rota (composer) (public: moderated by djross)
14. Hercule Poirot (public: moderated by Hkit)
15. Photographed by Jack Cardiff (public: moderated by iconogassed)
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| Apr 10 |  |
Gnalkhere | 65 34% |
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For a film that's such a servable decent whatever, I can't imagine the Kenny Branflakes version being any better, 65mm cinematography aside. For one, everyone can act here.
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| May 07, 2021 |  |
Moribunny | 50 38% |
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At the point where Niven says "everybody could have done it and they all had a reason to, it's incredible!" I wanted to scream "no it's not, you're in an Agatha Christie novel". As with Orient Express, the writing is droningly formulaic, trivializes death and on several occasions sinks to laugh-inducing stupidity, and It's the all-star cast alone that carries the entire production. Aside from a bad German accent from Jack Warden, the performances are the film's one redeeming feature.
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| Apr 03, 2021 |  |
angrypierre | 71 51% |
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More ham than the deli counter, but that suits Christie's writing pretty well if you ask me.
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| May 17, 2020 |  |
Ununnilium | 63 44% |
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A very straightforward Christie adaptation, with all the high and low points that implies. Ustinov is no David Suchet, of course, but he's a fun Poirot, emphasizing the jolly, conceited aspects of the character. I love Angela Lansbury here, Mia Farrow puts in an intense performance, and Maggie Smith looks *amazing* in a suit jacket. Nothing that I'd put in my Top Murder Mysteries list, but an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon, and way better than the contemporary Orient Express.
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| Feb 02, 2019 |  |
kito1 | 70 73% |
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Lovely constructed, not rushing into action. All the characters have their special traits, and Peter Ustinov is great as the omniscient Belgian.
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| Nov 19, 2017 |  |
schnofel | 75 84% |
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Perfectly macabre, elegant, and removed. There's no dust on the Nile.
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| Nov 19, 2017 |  |
KasperL | 90 97% |
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I'm a big fan of whodunits, and this is one of the very best ones. For once Poirot is a human being instead of a joke, and both the mystery and the solution is very elegant.
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| Jun 15, 2017 |  |
TheDiceman | 70 82% |
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Very good, looked like Davis and Smith had a ball together.
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| Mar 24, 2015 |  |
SirRobbie | 70 53% |
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The cast is not as strong as in "Murder in the Orient Express" with the exception of the funny dueat of Maggie Smith-Betty Davies and Mia Farrow - who steals the show! Very fun whodunit.
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| Aug 21, 2014 | Zipster | 85 68% |
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A cunning, sharp, perfectly told, superbly acted whodunit. The reenactments in this movie are almost surprisingly unnerving and the cast is very compelling.
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| Mar 29, 2014 |  |
burkayadalig | 76 55% |
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always great fun to see a majestic cast like this in a typical Agatha Christie murder case
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| Jun 11, 2013 |  |
Amadeus | 81 94% |
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What a crew. The best whodunit movie I've ever seen. Also great music by Nino Rota and sacred places of Egpyt. Time travel to the stars. 5/5.
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| May 23, 2013 |  |
random_donna | 69 27% |
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Nothing like as good a Christie adaptation as "Murder on the Orient Express." But better than the other Peter Ustinov Poirot film, "Evil Under the Sun," especially thanks to Mia Farrow's intense performance.
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| Feb 09, 2012 |  |
Nearphotison | 83 66% |
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Poirot is really fun throughout the film. The mystery itself is interesting, but nothing especially sensational (I would venture to say it's even a bit silly). The acting is all-around good, and it takes the time to introduce us to its colorful cast before the titular death.
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| Aug 04, 2011 |  |
Freder | 30 24% |
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Nowhere near as good as MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS; Ustinov actually plays Poirot for laughs. Good-looking, but that's where it ends.
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| Aug 31, 2010 | pompousass | 0 12% |
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Following in Albert Finney's footprints, Ustinov perpetuates the corpulent screen image of master detective Hercule Poirot, but this balloon-like inflation (nearer to Nero Wolfe) will be a bother only to the most fanatical followers of Christie, the queen of the "who cares?" whodunit. In this one, the murder is more than an hour in coming, as motives for the crime are moved into place with all the laboriousness and boredom that must have gone into constructing the Great Pyramids.
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| Aug 14, 2010 | Marlinbrando | 84 63% |
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It's good.
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| Aug 03, 2010 |  |
omgfridge | 6 53% |
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Bit redundant after seeing "Murder on the Orient Express" which didn't blow me away either. A less engaging version of the aforementioned film.
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| Jun 15, 2010 |  |
mandy | 5 19% |
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Predictable but enjoyable, easy watching.
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| Jan 20, 2010 |  |
SlrSoapbox | 70 41% |
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Not bad, but Murder on the Orient Express is a better story and has a better cast. I prefer Finney's Poirot to Ustinov's too.
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| Dec 09, 2009 |  |
FrederikA | 80 86% |
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The quintessential whodunnit movie.
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| May 23, 2009 |  |
CCLZA | 65 40% |
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Death on the Nile is a lot of fun from start to finish, enhanced largely by the beautiful lensing and the interesting, if somewhat silly plot. The performances range from cartoonish to subtle, with Lansbury, Smith and Ustinov taking the best lines and laughs.
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| Feb 27, 2009 |  |
JooJoo | 4 54% |
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An Agatha Christie adaptation in dire need of a more pronounced sense of humor. There's some remarkable cinematography to help its standing but the plot gets more ridiculous [yes, even from this source] then I care for. What an ending, though.
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| Dec 28, 2008 |  |
bellamyr | 78 49% |
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A faithful interpretation of the book. Very much Ustinov at his best as Poirot (although in my mind he has since been overtaken by Suchet). Rich and impressive cast providing a classic Christie whodunnit, Some great acting and touches of dark humour. Good of its kind.
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| Oct 27, 2008 |  |
teecee | 40 54% |
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helt klassisk, men ikke så godt spillet som Orient expressen..
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| Jul 01, 2007 |  |
Ytadel | 6 69% |
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A fun little Holmesian murder mystery. Seems very cliché in this day and age (such as in the final scene where the detective tells how it happened), but it's amusing. I bet 50something women would love it.
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| Average Percentile 56.04% from 484 Ratings |  |