Death on the Nile (1978 film)

Death on the Nile
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Guillermin
Screenplay by	Anthony Shaffer
Based on	Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Produced by	John Brabourne Richard Goodwin
Starring	Peter Ustinov Jane Birkin Lois Chiles Bette Davis Mia Farrow Jon Finch Olivia Hussey I. S. Johar George Kennedy Angela Lansbury Simon MacCorkindale David Niven Maggie Smith Jack Warden
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	Malcolm Cooke
Music by	Nino Rota
Production companies	Mersham Productions EMI Films
Distributed by	EMI Distributors
Release dates	29 September 1978 (1978-09-29) (United States) 23 October 1978 (1978-10-23) (United Kingdom)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$7.92[1]–8 million[2]
Box office	$18 million (Worldwide)[3]

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.^[4] 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.

It takes place in Egypt in 1937, mostly on a period paddle steamer on the Nile. Various famous Ancient Egyptian sights are featured in the film, such as the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and temples at Abu Simbel and Karnak.

Death on the Nile won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 51st Academy Awards.