- Egypt is pure scenery: the pyramids, the Temple of Karnak, and the Nile serve as an exotic backdrop for a whodunit in which every named character is European or American. Egyptians themselves appear only as nameless crew, servants, and vendors on the margins of the Western passengers' drama.
Death on the Nile (1978)
film · 1978 film by John Guillermin
- Director
- John Guillermin
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Egypt
- Language
- English
- Distributors
- EMI Films, Disney+
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Genres
- crime film, thriller film, suspense film, mystery film
- Cast
- Peter Ustinov, David Niven, Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles