Death on the Nile
by John Guillermin
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Actor: Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Peter UstinovDirector: John Guillermin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-02-27
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Death on the Nile
Movie Review: Rollin', Rollin' Down the River As Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'
Summary: 5 Stars
Having viewed "Murder on the Orient Express" and seeing Albert Finney in the role of Hercule Poirot, I was uncertain about my reaction to Peter Ustinov in this leading role, such different personalities and physical types/appearances. My concerns were quickly laid to rest, when at a hotel on the banks of the Nile, Mr. Poirot spoke in his French-accented Belgian voice to David Niven who played a lawyer representing Lynette Doyle's (aka Ridgeway's) interests, one knew this would be a film worth viewing. All the key players in this murder/drama were staying at the same hotel, waiting for the luxury steamboat "Karnak" to arrive and take them on their cruise down the Nile ...
Based on Agatha Christie's book of the same title, the film is superbly cast with such great names as Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Jack Warden, and actors and actresses unknown to me: Lois Chiles (played the leading lady, Lynette Ridgeway), Jane Birkin, Maggie Smith, and Jon Finch. The story begins as the heiress and socialite, Lynette Ridgeway arrives home at her great estate in England. She is greeted by the servants and her best friend or relative, Jacqueline (played by Mia Farrow) who begs her to hire her fiance and lover, who is penniless and without a job. When they are introduced, a spark is exchanged, and one senses that Ms Ridgeway will win him in the end ...
In the next scene, Lynette and her new husband are riding on horseback to view the Pyramids ... They stop and kiss on horseback, then climb to the top of a Pyramid. Only to learn as they reach the top, Jacqueline is there, waiting for them, giving details about the structure as if she were a tour guide and laughing as she views their discomfort and irritation by her surprise appearance. She is their nemesis, tracking down their moves and showing up, when they least expect it ... playing the spurned female lover to perfection. The couple manage to trick her into going to the railroad station, as they back track and return to the hotel, to board their boat for the cruise ... The upper class never looked so grand and haughty as the various actors and actresses play their roles when boarding for their cruise ... One learns nearly every passenger has a grudge against either Mrs. Doyle (aka Lynette Ridgeway) or her father who left his wealth to her. They all resent or hate her for some reason or another ... On a tour of some ruins, the passengers feign interest in the huge columns and carved structures, when they are all eyeing the antics of the newlyweds, the Doyle couple, as they wander around the site. A scream from Mrs. Doyle arouses everyone's attention, as they run to see what happened, a huge boulder, had toppled from one of the columns and nearly crushed her ... Hercule Poirot's instincts are aroused, his attention to detail and memory, like a steel trap, is put into over-drive ...
Ms Jacqueline makes her grand dramatic entrance at a tour site along the way and she comes on board ... to haunt the Doyles. She gets drunk one evening, threatens Mr. Doyle after his wife had gone to bed. Jacqueline loses control, whips out her pistol and shoots him in the leg. After this event, she is led back to her cabin, emotionally distraught and nearly hysterical. A passenger who is a nurse is awakened to stay with her all night, she injects Jacqueline with Morphine ... Mr. Doyle is taken to the doctor's cabin for treatment ... And shortly thereafter, Lynette Doyle is discovered murdered, shot in the head, with the same pistol used to shoot Mr. Doyle.
This is the first murder on board and Hercule Poirot has his work cut out for him, as *everyone* is a suspect ... Nearly all the passengers have motive and most had the opportunity to do it, except the *obvious* suspect, Jacqueline who was guarded by the nurse in her cabin. In true Agatha Christie fashion, the clues are examined by Mr. Poirot. Everyday life on board the boat becomes more tense and frightening. Even Hercule Poirot's life is threatened by a live cobra in his bathroom ... In the end, there are five total deaths on board. The last two occur after Hercule Poirot reveals who the murderer is: amazingly, the murderer and accomplice end up dying. This is a very fine film with enough twists and turns to satisfy any "who dun it" murder mystery fan.The film has magnificent long shot scenery, great actors and actresses, superb winding plot and colorful characters played to perfection, one can ask no more of a film! Erika Borsos [pepper flower]
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