Death on the Nile | | Cast : | Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale | | Director : | John Guillermin | | Studio : | Anchor Bay Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | October 06, 1978 | | DVD Released Date : | June 08, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | July 17, 2005 | | Summary | Maggie Smith was great here ! | Content
 | A kind of swan song for a great group of the old school actors.
If you want a light version of A.C.'s book "Death on the Nile" and see some great old pros at work then here you go! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | Death on the Nile ~ John Guillermin | Content
| Death on the Nile directed by John Guillermin is a splendid adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel. Ustinov is marvelous in the role as Poirot. We have an absolute all star cast in this amazing movie with fine actors such as David Niven, Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow and Bette Davis. I love the costumes and the setting and this is indeed a stupendous who dunit story with many twists and turns. The music is ok, but it serves its purpose and on the whole it is one of the better Agataha Christie adaptations that I have seen in quite some time. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 06, 2005 | | Summary | Pretty good | Content
| Like many other reviewers, I have a deep affection for the character of hercule poirot and am quick to point out any inconsistencies between the actor portraying him and my own vision of him. Death on the Nile is the first movie in which I saw peter ustinov in the role (other christie productions with him as poirot pale incredibly in comparison to this one). At first I thought he was terribly miscast, mainly because he didn't look the part and his "belgian" accent was so phony. However, after seeing this movie a few times, his performance has grown on me; he adds much needed playful humor to the movie which I think is present in much of Christie's books, but many times lost in the movie/tv versions, especially those with David Suchet (who is much too serious for my taste). I think ustinov plays well the whole "papa poirot" side of the character. Mia Farrow, Maggie Smith and the other big names did a pretty good job, but I think the Egyptian landscape was the real star of this production, and, of course, the incredibly clever twisting plot. I'm giving four stars because this is one of the more well made christie productions; my favorite is murder on the orient express with albert finney, who, down to the limp (a war injury mentioned in the mysterious affair at styles), was, in my mind, a nearly perfect poirot. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 17, 2005 | | Summary | Peter Ustinov as Poirot Rox the Casbah! | Content
| I just can't get enough of peter Ustinov as the famous Christie detective Hercule Poirot. I was introduced to this and Evil Under The Sun as a kid by a good friend of mine and I gotta say that I still love these movies. Are they the best movies ever made? No. Are they a great introduction to Agatha Christie? Hell, yes! Sure, there are some minor glitches and a few over-the-top acting faux pas, but overall, this is a great movie. Ustinov, Angela Lansbury, Betty Davis . . . the list goes on and on. Great performances by all. So just sit back and take this movie for what it is, good clean murder and mystery!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | February 03, 2005 | | Summary | Stars unleashed! | Content
| The main attractions of this production of the Agatha Christie story are the over-the-top performances of acting powerhouses like Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, and of course shameless ham Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot.
You'll never for a moment believe that Ustinov is playing anybody but Ustinov, well outside the character and almost strictly for laughs. Likewise, Davis and Smith have a go at each other as travelling companions (Davis looks remarkably like the aged version of her character in "Mr. Skeffington" from the 1940's!).
But top honors in the scenery-chewing department go to bug-eyed, grandiosely bizarre Lansbury, who would later play Christie's Miss Marple.
There are some other second-tier stars and some nice Egyptian scenery, but you won't be able to concentrate with the aforementioned quartet around. The film just bides its time till one of them takes over again.
Murder On the Orient Express is still my favorite of the Christies made around this time. A bit subtler and a stronger, more unified cast overall, not to mention a real surprize of a solution to the crime. Better director, too! |
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