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Death on the Nile   1978         PG, 140 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller Director: John Guillermin   Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Jon Finch, Simon MacCorkindale, Jack Warden, Harry Andrews, I.S. Johar   Written by Agatha Christie, this is another intriguing mystery for master sleuth Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) to solve. Poirot and his traveling companion Colonel Race (David Niven) are in Africa enjoying a cruise on the S.S. Karnak, sailing down the Nile River, when a passenger, heiress Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles), is murdered. Poirot investigates, and among the suspects are Salome (Angela Lansbury), Rosalie Otterbourne (Olivia Hussey), Dr. Bessner (Jack Warden), Mrs. Van Schuyler (Bette Davis), Miss Bowers (Maggie Smith), and Jacqueline De Bellefort (Mia Farrow)—nearly all of whom have motives for murder. Cast Peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot Jane Birkin Louise Bourget Lois Chiles Linnet Ridgeway Doyle Bette Davis Marie Van Schuyler Mia Farrow Jacqueline De Bellefort Olivia Hussey Rosalie Otterbourne George Kennedy Andrew Pennington Angela Lansbury Salome Otterbourne David Niven Colonel Johnny Race Maggie Smith Miss Bowers Jon Finch James Ferguson Simon MacCorkindale Simon Doyle Jack Warden Dr. Ludwig Bessner Harry Andrews Barnstaple I.S. Johar Manager of the Karnak