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?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?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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- 5 wins & 6 nominations total
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- TriviaAccording to producer Richard Goodwin, Bette Davis brought her own make-up, mirrors, and lights to Egypt.
- GoofsAt the beginning, while Linnet and Jackie are in Linnet's master bedroom, a crew member crawling across the floor is reflected in the mirror.
- Quotes
Jacqueline De Bellefort: [of Doyle] I was mad last night. I might have killed him. Do you think he'll ever forgive me?
Miss Bowers: It's more than likely. It's been my experience that men are least attracted to women who treat them well.
This was the second of Agatha Christie's novels featuring Hercule Poirot to be filmed, after the success of 'Murder On The Orient Express' a few years earlier. The great Peter Ustinov, who so recently passed away, took on the role this time, and injected it with his own droll humour. Indeed the whole film seems rather tongue in cheek, with the all star cast having fun with their roles. Bette Davis, Maggie Smith and Jack Warden all enjoyably ham it up, but Angela Lansbury manages to outdo them all with a delightfully over the top performance as the perpetually drunk author of erotic novels. David Niven, ever the archetypal British gent, proves a good foil as Poirot's partner in the investigation.
Where the film really scores is in the locations and photography. Egypt proves a stately backdrop to proceedings and veteran Cinematographer Jack Cardiff makes the most of it. The 1930's setting also gives an air of genteel opulence to the surroundings. While the film couldn't claim to be a classic tension filled mystery, it is a pleasant, laid back and enjoyable entertainment, that's clever enough to keep you guessing until the end.
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- Also known as
- Muerte en el Nilo
- Filming locations
- Hotel Pullman Cataract, Sharia Abtal el Tahrir, Aswan, Egypt(Old Cataract Hotel, Grand Nile Hotel)
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- Budget
- $7,920,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,560,084
- Gross worldwide
- $14,569,266
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