Death on the Nile (1978)

Death on the Nile is a 1978 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and adapted by Anthony Shaffer from Agatha Christie's 1937 novel. Peter Ustinov plays Hercule Poirot for the first time, with a supporting cast including Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jane Birkin, David Niven, George Kennedy and Jack Warden. A standalone sequel to the 1974 Murder on the Orient Express, it is set in Egypt in 1937, mostly aboard a period paddle steamer on the Nile, and features sights such as the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx and the temples at Abu Simbel and Karnak. It won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.