Rotten Tomatoes: 82%. Notes. Movies. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. His father is English and his mother is Malaysian. Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist. I have to admit that I’ve NEVER seen any Poirot — vintage, modern, you name it. Just be sure that all knives and daggers in your mansion are out of reach from your staff of servants. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Lois Chiles, Actress: Moonraker. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Directed by (1) Writing credits (2) Cast (61) Produced by (7) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (1) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (7) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) IMDB: 7.3. Lois Chiles is a former supermodel-turned-actress who gave elegant performances in a variety of films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Death on the Nile proved to be the perfect choice. See Bette Davis torture Maggie Smith, see Angela Lansbury look for sobriety and delightfully fail, see Peter Ustinov play the Belgian detective in partnership with David Niven. Peter Ustinov. Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after ... Tell us what you think about this feature. His performance is appropriately idiosyncratic, deliciously hammy, and theatrical, every bit as entertaining in this film as Peter Ustinov is in subsequent Christie movies. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. It was a surprise hit, grossing a then impressive 25 million dollars at the domestic box office. Death on the Nile characters includes Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, portrayed by Peter Ustinov on screen. Title: Robot. She is the daughter of acting coach Burton Eugene "Burt" Lane and nightclub singer/centerfold Colleen Farrington. Written by Death on the Nile cast. View production, box office, & company info. But if you know mysteries this is easy to figure out but the trip down the Nile is still a hoot. "In his portrayal of Hercule Poirot, Albert Finney almost literally disappears into the role, a tribute to convincing makeup and to Finney's adroit acting. David Suchet. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey? At least one of them has reason to be concerned, as later, another first class passenger, who earlier in the trip asked Poirot to provide protection for him due to several death threats, is found murdered in his stateroom by multiple stabbings. He has two siblings, William Branagh, Jr. (born 1955) and Joyce Branagh (born 1970). A bloody brilliant movie, as the learned Briton would say. Economic hardships forced his family to move to Canada for a few years when Wilkinson was a child; after ... Actress | Death on the Nile is definitely on par with Sidney Lumet's 1974 Murder on the Orient Express (not to diminish Albert Finney's amazing performance) but I like Peter Ustinov's Hercule Poirot here and beyond - reprised 4-years later in Evil Under the Sun and three times in TV movies as well as Michael Winner's 1988 Appointment with Death. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was an English actor, writer, and filmmaker. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations. Use the HTML below. Humor is included in the script usually in the form of tasteful put-downs. (1974). Some of the first class passengers seem concerned about Poirot's presence on the train. Cast Peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot Jane Birkin Louise Bourget Lois Chiles Linnet Ridgeway David Niven Colonel Race Bette Davis Mrs. Van Schuyler Mia Farrow How does "Murder on the Orient Express" compare to the Lindbergh kidnapping? Trying to find how a millionaire wound up with a phony diamond brings Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) to an exclusive island resort frequented by the rich and famous. Genre. ... Hercule Poirot. In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before. DEATH ON THE NILE (1978) 40th Anniversary Screening Special Guest Angela Lansbury Friday, November 9, at 7:30 PM Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a special evening with Angela Lansbury to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DEATH ON THE NILE, which features one of her most captivating performances.