Peter ustinov, jane birkin, lois chiles, bette davis, mia farrow, jon finch, olivia hussey, i. Death on the nile full movie watch online, stream or download. Death on the nile agatha christie 1978 film youtube. Death on the nile 1978 peter ustinov as hercule poirot. Peter ustinov plays a great piorot, and when youve got david niven supporting, you know its gonna be a treat. As poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect. Peter ustinov, jane birkin, lois chiles, bette davis, mia farrow. Filmed on location in egypt, and all the usual agatha christie dramas and curve balls are there. The 1978 movie of death on the nile is on bbc 2 at 2. May 20, 2014 watch appointment with death 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Peter ustinov stars as hercule poirot, the belgian detective whom he had previously played in death on the nile 1978. I love this kind of cluedo movies where there is a suspense over the scene and everybody is a suspect. Gal gadot to star in death on the nile redo at fox.
Appointment with death 1988 full movie video dailymotion. The film features the belgian detective hercule poirot, played by peter ustinov, plus an allstar supporting cast including maggie smith, angela lansbury, bette davis, mia farrow, david niven, george kennedy and jack warden. This is a vintage movie based on the writings of a writer noted for creating good crime stories. Appointment with death surprisingly is my second favourite of the movies starring ustinov as poirot. It is a great mystery story and is full of movie stars galore. Trailer for the film death on the nile, based off of the classic agatha christie novel of the same name.
Peter ustinov full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Peter ustinov plays a great piorot, and when youve got david niven. Studio canal presents a remastered edition of death on the nile, starring peter ustinov as hercule poirot. Peter ustinov plays the intrepid belgian sleuth hercule poirot in this starstudded and stylish. Feb 25, 2016 appointment with death 1988 full movie peter ustinov. This is ustinov s first appearance as poirot and he seems to be. Evil under the sun is a 1982 british lockedroom mystery film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by agatha christie and directed by guy hamilton.
Thanks to the success of those allstar disaster movies it became common in 1970s hollywood for producers to make big budget epics, set them in exotic locales, and fill them with as many famous movie stars of a certain age as possible. However, in the 1978 version, it is peter ustinov who makes his debut as poirot. Peter ustinov was a twotime academy awardwinning film actor, a director, writer, journalist and raconteur. Agatha christies hercule poirot movies with peter ustinov. Released february 19th, 2007, death on the nile stars peter ustinov, bette davis, david niven, jane birkin the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100. A hercule poirot mystery hercule poirot mysteries ebook.
On a trip down the nile, a hateful and arrogant heiress is murdered and any one of a. The 1978 movie version of death on the nile starred peter ustinov as poirot along with the usual stacked ensemble that included bette davis, angela lansbury, maggie smith, mia. Abroad a luxury nile steamer a mystery assassin takes the life of an heiress. He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email.
If you period drama, if you like agatha christie, this is. With peter ustinov, james mason, maggie smith, colin blakely. Sep 28, 2018 the 1978 movie version of death on the nile starred peter ustinov as poirot along with the usual stacked ensemble that included bette davis, angela lansbury, maggie smith, mia farrow and david. Death on the nile won the oscar for best costume design.
Death on the nile is a 1978 british mystery film based on agatha christies 1937 novel of the same name, directed by john guillermin and adapted by anthony shaffer. May 15, 2014 starring peter ustinov, 1978s death on the nile was directed by another englishman named john, john guillermin whose few other good films include the blue max and the bridge at remagen. Ive loved agatha christie since a teen and collect her old hardbacks when i can find them. The story is full of intrigues twists and turns in order to keep you interested in. On a luxurious cruise on the nile river, a wealthy heiress, linnet ridgeway lois chiles, is murdered. Starring peter ustinov, 1978s death on the nile was directed by another englishman named john, john guillermin whose few other good films include the. Peter ustinov celebrity profile check out the latest peter ustinov photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Appointment with death is a great poirot story and a very good movie. The karnak, by the way, is played by the memnon, which plays the same role again in the 2004 tv version of death on the nile, with david suchet as poirot. Death on the nile the worldwide guide to movie locations. Mar 28, 2004 peter ustinov full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and led numerous international theatrical productions. Agatha christies death on the nile peter ustinov, bette. Death on the nile 1978 peter ustinov as hercule poirot imdb. Peter ustinov makes his debut as agatha christies brilliant belgian detective, hercule poirot, in this lavish and starstudded followup to murder on the orient express.
Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings hercule poirot sir peter ustinov to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. This was peter ustinov s first of six appearances as hercule poirot. The latter film saw peter ustinov return as the belgian detective and reused some of the cast from death on the nile maggie smith and jane birkin and murder on the orient express denis quilley and colin blakely all playing different characters. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Peter ustinov list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Bette davis and maggie smith in death on the nile 1978.
With peter ustinov, mia farrow, simon maccorkindale, jane birkin. Death on the nile 2007 stream and watch online moviefone. Read the death on the nile movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Death on the nile 1978 the success of the 74 murder on the orient express began a minichristie movie festival. As hercule poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. The egyptian government encouraged the film because christie was so popular in egypt and the themes were apolitical. Peter ustinov plays the intrepid belgian sleuth hercule poirot in this starstudded and stylish screen adaptation of agatha christies classic mystery tale.
Rent death on the nile 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The whole cast is very good, especially bette davis as a malevolent old. Death on the nile features peter ustinov in the role of poirot and he gives an uncharacteristically subtle, lowkey performance, leaving the histrionics to the rest of the cast which features david niven, bette davis, mia farrow, maggie smith, and george kennedy, among others. I never did like suchet, his voice got on my nerves unfortunately. Death on the nile 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film features the belgian detective hercule poirot, played by peter ustinov. Fortunately, among the passengers are famed belgian detective hercule poirot peter ustinov. Nov 26, 20 angela lansbury, david niven and peter ustinov. Death on the nile by john guillermin john guillermin, peter. A visually sumptuous and quintessentially british production, death on the nile won an oscar for anthony powells costume design and introduced peter ustinov in his first portrayal as the belgian detective poirot. Death on the nile 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Sure, there are many more that will go to scream for this kind of thing, at least teenagers, but i can say with a very clean concious that this is a really good movie with class. Can poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches. Appointment with death 1988 lauren bacall peter ustinov.