Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
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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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| Release Date | 1978-09-29 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Directors | John Guillermin, Jack Cardiff, Ted Sturgis, Chris Carreras, John Cardiff |
| Producers | Richard Goodwin, John Brabourne, Norton Knatchbull |
| Writers | Agatha Christie, Anthony Shaffer, Agatha Christie |
This a corker of a whodunnit - and what chance you could ever get a cast like this together again without it being a computer generated festival of egos? Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, a scene-stealing Angela Lansbury, George Kennedy, Maggie Smith and an incomparable Bette Davis are all likely suspects as a fabulously wealthy Lois Chiles is bumped off in her cabin aboard a luxury cruise down the Nile. Luckily, though - for us, and them - Peter Ustinov and David Niven are on hand to resolve this mysterious crime. As the films develops you realise just how odious and horrid the murdered woman was - I found that I wanted to kill her too!! Great fun with a superb Nina Rota score that really makes this a diamond of a film. I read, with trepidation, that Sir Kenneth Branagh is to remake this in 2020 - hmmm!!!
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