Rent Death on the Nile (1978)
3.6 of 5 from 118 ratings
2h 14min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) has his little grey cells put to the test in this classic tale of murder and deceit. Aboard a luxury cruise ship, a beautiful and wealthy heiress is murdered. As secrets from the victims past unfold, Poirot faces a surfeit of suspects armed with heavy motives, including her charming but feckless husband, his jilted ex-lover, o corrupt lawyer and an embittered servant.
- Actors:
- Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Jon Finch, Olivia Hussey, IS Johar, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Jack Warden, Harry Andrews, Sam Wanamaker, François Guillaume, Barbara Hicks, Celia Imrie, Reg Lye
- Directors:
- John Guillermin
- Producers:
- John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin
- Writers:
- Anthony Shaffer, Agatha Christie
- Others:
- Anthony Powell
- Aka:
- Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/01/2014
- Run Time:
- 140 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 141 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New - Sparkling Homicide: A Video Essay by David Cairns
- Audio commentary with Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell, and Nathaniel Thompson
- Making Of
- Interview with Angela Lansbury
- Interview with costume designer Anthony Powell
- Interview with Producer Richard Goodwin
- Interview with Peter Ustinov
- Interview with Jane Birkin
- Behind the Scenes stills gallery
- Costume Designs Gallery
- Original Trailer
