Death on the Nile is a 1978 film based on the Agatha Christie mystery novel Death on the Nile, directed by John Guillermin. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot played by Peter Ustinov plus an all-star cast. It takes place in Egypt, mostly on the Nile River. Many of the cultural highlights of Egypt are also featured in the film, such as the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and temples at Abu Simbel and Karnak. The film begins with a meeting between wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway and her close friend Jacqueline de Bellefort . Jackie wants her fiancé, Simon Doyle , to work... for Linnet. But he and Linnet have a whirlwind affair and end up marrying. While honeymooning in Egypt, they are continually hounded by a jilted Jackie. In an attempt to get away, the Doyles board a Nile paddle steamer, the S.S. Karnak. When the passengers venture off-shore to examine a nearby temple, a large stone is pushed off a pillar and narrowly misses Simon and Linnet. They again encounter Jackie, who boards the ship and ignores the warnings of detective Hercule Poirot to stay away, revealing that she carries a small pistol.
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| Release date: | October 6, 1978 |
| Directed by: | John Guillermin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 140 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne |
| Music by: | Nino Rota |
| Cinematography: | Jack Cardiff |
| Screenplay by: | Anthony Shaffer |
| Adapted from: | Death on the Nile |
| Genre: | Thriller |