Directed by:
John GuillerminScreenplay:
Anthony ShafferCinematography:
Jack CardiffComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jon Finch, Olivia Hussey, I.S. Johar, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Simon MacCorkindale (more)Plots(1)
Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) is enjoying a well-earned holiday aboard a luxury Nile steamer, when a mystery assassin takes the life of an heiress and he is called upon to track down the killer amongst his fellow travellers. (British Film Institute (BFI))
Cast
![Peter Ustinov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/315/163315852_48afc9.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Jane Birkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/328/164328237_38cef9.png)
Jane Birkin
UK
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
![Lois Chiles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906613_1c99c6.jpg)
Lois Chiles
USA
Best movies:
Death on the Nile (1978)
The Way We Were (1973)
Coma (1978)
![Bette Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676274_7ae3de.jpg)
Bette Davis
USA
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Little Foxes (1941)
![Mia Farrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116653_a6679a.jpg)
Mia Farrow
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Jon Finch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307241_d19e2e.jpg)
Jon Finch
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Frenzy (1972)
![Olivia Hussey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886240_f0ec6f.jpg)
Olivia Hussey
Argentina
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Death on the Nile (1978)
![I.S. Johar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011923_09037c.jpg)
I.S. Johar
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Death on the Nile (1978)
North West Frontier (1959)
![George Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386844_3142e0.png)
George Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Charade (1963)
![Angela Lansbury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/969/162969364_426a7a.jpg)
Angela Lansbury
UK
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd (1982) (TV movie)
Gaslight (1944)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
![Simon MacCorkindale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948807_bfbfb7.jpg)
Simon MacCorkindale
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Juggernaut (1974)
![David Niven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381895_5cdfb0.png)
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![Maggie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422073_3fca11.jpg)
Maggie Smith
UK
Best movies:
![Jack Warden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267825_0857e1.jpg)
Jack Warden
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Sam Wanamaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245568_d2464e.jpg)
Sam Wanamaker
USA
Best movies:
Francois Guillaume
France
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Barbara Hicks
UK
Best movies:
Death on the Nile (1978)
Brazil (1985)
Orlando (1992)
![Reg Lye](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/563/161563941_1011cb.jpg)
Reg Lye
Australia
Best movies:
Tarka the Otter (1979)
Death on the Nile (1978)
Jabberwocky (1977)