Friday, September 29, 2023

Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" premieres 1978



The first film adaption of Agatha Christie's novel Death on the Nile was released into US theaters September 29, 1978.  It boasted a stellar cast: Peter Ustinov (as Hercule Poirot), Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, George Kennedy, and David Niven.

It won a Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Anthony Powell, who won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Costume design as well.  Angela Lansbury won a National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress.

The 2022 version by Kenneth Branagh is a great adaption as well, even though Branagh changed it up a little.  

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