Death on the Nile
A murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer Karnak – and Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case.
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.
- Director
- John Guillermin
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $15M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Death on the Nile returned 1.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $15M
- Release date
- Sep 29, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- United Kingdom
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