# Death on the Nile (1978)

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**Runtime**: 140 min
**Genres**: Mystery
**Directed by**: John Guillermin
**Written by**: Anthony Shaffer
**Starring**: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jon Finch

> *A murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer Karnak – and Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A private dahabiya slices through September dusk, warm tea steam curling from deck cups.

Polished passengers sip below decks while a bride’s wedding pearls scatter across the floor.

John Guillermin keeps the suspects spotlit like Agatha Christie on a soundstage.

**Mood tags**: cerebral, cozy

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