Abstract / Summary. A visually sumptuous and quintessentially British production, Death on the Nile won an Oscar for Anthony Powell’s costume design and introduced Peter Ustinov in his first portrayal as the Belgian detective Poirot. Abroad a luxury Nile steamer a mystery assassin takes the life of an heiress, providing Poirot with a
The summary below contains spoilers. During World War I, a young Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) develops a strategy to advance his Belgian infantry company towards enemy forces. However, the plan is ultimately unsuccessful as a booby trap kills and injures many of the men in Poirot’s company.On a happier note, Death on the Nile was one of George Kennedy's more offbeat acting assignments. It gave him an opportunity to play against type in a genre that was closer to the PBS Mystery series than Kennedy's usual acting assignments which were more contemporary action dramas like The Human Factor (1975) and Mean Dog Blues (1978).
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