Death on the Nile (1978)
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- PG
- 2h 20min
- Crime, Drama
- 29 Sep 1978 (USA)
- Movie
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Peter Ustinov | ... |
Hercule Poirot
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Jane Birkin | ... |
Louise Bourget
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Lois Chiles | ... |
Linnet Ridgeway
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Bette Davis | ... |
Mrs. Van Schuyler
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Mia Farrow | ... |
Jacqueline De Bellefort
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Jon Finch | ... |
Mr. Ferguson
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Olivia Hussey | ... |
Rosalie Otterbourne
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I.S. Johar | ... |
Manager Of The Karnak
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George Kennedy | ... |
Andrew Pennington
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Angela Lansbury | ... |
Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
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Simon MacCorkindale | ... |
Simon Doyle
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David Niven | ... |
Colonel Race
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Maggie Smith | ... |
Miss Bowers
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Jack Warden | ... |
Dr. Bessner
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Harry Andrews | ... |
Barnstaple
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Sam Wanamaker | ... |
Rockford
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
François Guillaume | ... |
Doublure lumière (uncredited)
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Barbara Hicks | ... |
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
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Celia Imrie | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Saeed Jaffrey | ... |
Attendant (uncredited)
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Reg Lye | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Andrew Manson | ... |
Egyptian (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Guillermin |
Written by
Anthony Shaffer | ... | (screenplay) |
Agatha Christie | ... | (novel) (uncredited) |
Produced by
John Brabourne | ... | producer |
Richard Goodwin | ... | producer |
Norton Knatchbull | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Nino Rota |
Cinematography by
Jack Cardiff | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Malcolm Cooke |
Editorial Department
Chris Kelly | ... | assistant editor |
Nigel Galt | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Dyson Lovell | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Peter Murton |
Art Direction by
Brian Ackland-Snow | ||
Terry Ackland-Snow |
Costume Design by
Anthony Powell | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
Betty Glasow | ... | hair |
Ramon Gow | ... | hair |
Freddie Williamson | ... | make up |
Production Management
Barrie Melrose | ... | production manager |
Ron Purdie | ... | unit manager: England |
Ahmed Sami | ... | production manager: Egyptian (as Achmed Sami) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Carreras | ... | assistant director |
Steve Lanning | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Ted Sturgis | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Peter Waller | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
John Paterson | ... | construction manager |
Richard Amsel | ... | poster artist: teaser (uncredited) |
David Coley | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist (as John Mitchell) |
John Richards | ... | sound recordist |
Bill Rowe | ... | sound recordist (as Billy Rowe) |
Nicholas Stevenson | ... | sound editor (as Nick Stevenson) |
Stunts
Joe Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Cardiff | ... | second unit photography |
Frank Elliott | ... | focus puller |
Keith Hamshere | ... | stills photographer |
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse | ... | grip (as Chunky Huse) |
Alec Mills | ... | camera operator |
Simon Mein | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Miki Thomas | ... | clapper/loader: "a" camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows | ... | costume supervisor |
Germinal Rangel | ... | costume maker |
Joanna Johnston | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
Barbara Matera | ... | costume maker (uncredited) |
Location Management
Jim Brennan | ... | location manager: Egypt |
Music Department
Marcus Dods | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Connie Willis | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Richard du Vivier | ... | production associate (as Richard Du Vivier) |
Brian Harris | ... | supervising accountant |
Wayne Sleep | ... | tango choreographer |
Edna Tromans | ... | publicist |
Elisabeth Woodthorpe | ... | production secretary |
Michael Culling | ... | animal trainer: horses, camels, donkeys and snake (uncredited) |
Jed Edge | ... | animal trainer: horses, camels, donkeys and snake (uncredited) |
Suzanne Heimer | ... | stand-in: Lois Chiles (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Mersham Productions Ltd. (made by)
- EMI Films
Distributors
- EMI Films (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- City Film (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical) (as Neue Constantin Film)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1978) (Italy) (tv)
- New Gold Entertainment (1978) (Italy)
- Kinosto (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Thorn EMI Video (1981) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1983) (United States) (tv)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video (1984) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (VHS)
- Lumiere Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (Australia) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Weintraub Entertainment Group (United States) (VHS)
- Euro TV (1986) (Italy) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Warner Home Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vidéo (1990) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- M6 (1999) (France) (tv)
- Video Film Express (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Studiocanal Vidéo (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2001) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
- France 3 (2003) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc The Agatha Christie's Collection)
- France 3 (2008) (France) (tv)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Maple Pictures (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- 13ème Rue (2010) (France) (tv)
- NRJ12 (2011) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2011) (France) (tv)
- Téva (2011) (France) (tv)
- Canal Jimmy (2012) (France) (tv)
- D8 (2013) (France) (tv)
- Chérie 25 (2014) (France) (tv)
- 6ter (2015) (France) (tv)
- Guadeloupe 1ère (2015) (Guadeloupe) (tv)
- Guyane 1ère (2015) (French Guiana) (tv)
- Martinique 1ère (2015) (Martinique) (tv)
- Mayotte 1ère (2015) (France) (tv)
- Nouvelle-Calédonie 1ère (2015) (New Caledonia) (tv)
- Paris Première (2015) (France) (tv)
- Polynésie 1ère (2015) (French Polynesia) (tv)
- Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 1ère (2015) (France) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Téva (2015) (France) (tv)
- Wallis Et Futuna 1ère (2015) (France) (tv)
- Seven Films (2016) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (2016) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ (2017) (France) (tv)
- Chérie 25 (2017) (France) (tv)
- C8 (2018) (France) (tv)
- Divisa Home Video (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
- TF1 Séries Films (2020) (France) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (2020) (France) (Blu-ray)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Lumière Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Government of Egypt (the producers wish to thank: for their help during the making of this film)
- Panavision Equipment (filmed with)
- Sands Films (production services)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Based on the Dame Agatha Christie novel, our favorite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov), is on a cruise up the Nile. He is surrounded by an interesting assortment of characters, including a wealthy heiress and her husband, on their honeymoon. It appears that everyone hates the heiress. Written by grantss |
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Taglines | The only thing that could follow "Murder" is "Death" See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $7,920,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $784,489 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to producer Richard Goodwin, Bette Davis brought her own make-up, mirrors, and lights to Egypt, just in case they did not have any there. See more » |
Goofs | At the beginning, while Linnet and Jackie are in Linnet's master bedroom, a crew member crawling across the floor is reflected in the mirror. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Death on the Nile/Somebody Killed Her Husband/Interiors/The Boys From Brazil/A Wedding/Piranha/Up in Smoke (1978). See more » |
Soundtracks | Wedding March See more » |
Quotes |
Mrs Otterbourne:
[Interrupting Poirot and Race]
Do forgive me for butting in, but I have a bet with my daughter here, that you're Hercules Porridge, the famous French sleuth. Hercule Poirot: Not quite. I am Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian sleuth. See more » |