Death on the Nile
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 including Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, David Niven, George Kennedy and Jack Warden. The film is a sequel/follow up to the 1974 film Murder On The Orient Express.
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| Produced by | John Brabourne
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| Production company | Mersham Productions EMI Films |
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| Running time | 140 minutes
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $7.92 million or $8 million
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| Box office | $14,560,084 (US)
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- Filming had to be stopped every day at noon because temperatures reached 130 degrees F at that time.
- Aboard ship, no one was allowed his or her own dressing room, so Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, and Angela Lansbury all shared a room.
- The movie was shot aboard the paddle steamer 'Memnon' (in the movie named 'Karnak'), one of the few paddle steamers remaining on the Nile.
- Albert Finney was initially asked to reprise his role as Poirot from Murder on the Orient Express. However, he had found the make-up he had to wear for the first movie very uncomfortable in the hot interior of the train, and on realizing that he would have to undergo the same experience, this time in temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, he declined the role.
- Michael York was attached to this project at one stage.
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