---
title: 'Death on the Nile (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Guillermin'
released: '1978-09-29'
runtime_minutes: 141
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-on-the-nile-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077413/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death on the Nile (1978)

1978 · PG · 141 min · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United Kingdom, Egypt


## Synopsis

Death on the Nile is a 1978 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name, directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Peter Ustinov for the first time, plus an all-star supporting cast that includes Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, David Niven, George Kennedy, and Jack Warden. The film is a standalone sequel to the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Guillermin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guillermin)
- **Screenplay:** [Anthony Shaffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-shaffer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-knatchbull-7th-baron-brabourne), [Richard Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-goodwin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Cardiff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cardiff)
- **Editor:** [Malcolm Cooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-cooke)

## Cast

- [Simon MacCorkindale](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-maccorkindale) as Simon Doyle
- [Jane Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-birkin)
- [Jon Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-finch)
- [Angela Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-lansbury) as Salome Otterbourne
- [Mia Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-farrow) as Jacqueline De Bellefort
- [George Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-kennedy) as Andrew Pennington
- [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov) as Hercule Poirot
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews)
- [Sam Wanamaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wanamaker)
- [Maggie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-smith) as Miss Bowers
- [Bette Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-davis) as Marie Van Schuyler
- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven) as Colonel Johnny Race
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Lois Chiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-chiles) as Linnet Ridgeway
- [Olivia Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-hussey) as Rosalie Otterbourne

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-on-the-nile-1978
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