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.
Costume
Anthony Powell's Oscar-winning wardrobe screams 1930s wealth.
Production
Egypt locations so lavish they nearly bankrupted the studio.
Acting
Ustinov's Poirot: theatrical, ridiculous, weirdly perfect.
Director
John Guillermin
Peter Ustinov
Hercule Poirot
Jane Birkin
Louise Bourget
Lois Chiles
Linnet Ridgeway Doyle
Bette Davis
Marie Van Schuyler
Mia Farrow
Jacqueline de Bellefort
Jon Finch
James Ferguson
Olivia Hussey
Rosalie Otterbourne
I.S. Johar
Mr. Choudhury
George Kennedy
Andrew Pennington
Angela Lansbury
Salome Otterbourne
Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Doyle
David Niven
Colonel Race
Maggie Smith
Miss Bowers
Jack Warden
Ludwig Bessner
Harry Andrews
Barnstaple
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The entire cast suffered from dysentery during the Egypt shoot except Bette Davis, who only drank bottled Coke.
Agatha Christie wrote this during her 1937 Egyptian honeymoon; the film's colonial tourism gaze remains uncomfortably intact.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
GB
