Death on the Nile (1978 film)

Death on the Nile is a 1978 British film based on the Agatha Christie mystery novel of the same name, directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Peter Ustinov, plus an allstar cast.

The film begins with a meeting between wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway Lois Chiles and her close friend Jacqueline de Bellefort Mia Farrow. Jacquie wants her fianc, Simon Doyle Simon MacCorkindale, to work for Linnet, but he and Linnet have a whirlwind affair and end up marrying. While honeymooning in Egypt, they are continually hounded by the jilted Jacquie. In an attempt to get away, the Doyles pretend to go to the Cairo Railway Station before backtracking to board their booked cruise on a Nile paddle steamer, the S.S. Karnak.When the passengers venture onshore to examine a nearby temple, a large stone is pushed off a pillar and narrowly misses Simon and Linnet. They again encounter Jacquie, who boards the ship and ignores the warnings of detective Hercule Poirot Peter Ustinov to stay away, revealing that she carries a small pistol. After a latenight game of cards in the ships lounge, Jacquie confronts Simon. In a drunken rage she fires and shoots him in the leg. The next morning, Linnet Ridgeway is discovered murdered in her cabin, shot in the head by a similar weapon. A J is written in blood on the wall from Linnets finger, appearing to implicate Jacquie. Also, Jacquies pistol is missing. ........

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