Review of Death on the Nile (1978) by Joel A — 11 Mar 2015
Genuinely moving score, wonderful locations in Egypt (the cast suffered). Starry cast: Davis, Ustinov, Niven, Farrow. Poirot is warmer and more sympathetic than he is often portrayed (there are clues in the books).
Christie moaned about being saddled with a Belgian detective with a set of annoying mannerisms, but I think she put a lot of herself into him. Hon mention to Angela Lansbury as failed romantic novelist Salome Otterbourne (I'd love to read HER books).
On a river trip, everyone has a motive for killing the eventual victim and the killer(s) eliminate witnesses. But they'd all have been helpless without a decent script.
This review of Death on the Nile (1978) was written by Joel A on 11 Mar 2015.
Death on the Nile has generally received positive reviews.
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