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Apr 12, 2004 · Death on the Nile: Directed by Andy Wilson. With David Suchet, James Fox, Emma Griffiths Malin, JJ Feild. A wealthy American heiress honeymooning on a Nile cruise ship is stalked by a former friend, whose boyfriend she had stolen before making him her new husband.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Andy Wilson
- 2004-04-12
Dive into the heart of mystery with Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile," exquisitely narrated by David Suchet, the definitive Hercule Poirot 🕵️♂️. Set ag...
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Death on the Nile is the third episode of series nine of Agatha Christie's Poirot. It was broadcast on 12 April 2004. The episode was directed by Andy Wilson and the screenplay was written by Kevin Elyot. It was an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.
Poirot embarks on a cruise ship on the Nile, where he gets to know Linnet Ridgeway, a rich American heiress on her honeymoon. The idyllic stay is hampered only by the spiteful presence of her former friend Jacqueline, who vowed revenge after Linnet stole the heart of her boyfriend. Murder is in the air...
Spoiler warning:
This adaptation is very faithful to the original novel.
•Some minor characters are dropped. Fanthorp's role is partly replaced by Ferguson. Richetti is also not cast and the entire espionage subplot which involved Colonel Race is eliminated.
•Bowers is not cast and part of her role is merged with Cornelia Robson.
•Fleetwood is not cast and this removes one possible suspect.
•Rosalie Otterbourne does not end up with Tim Allerton. She does show her affection but he turns her down.
•David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
•James Fox as Colonel Race
•Emma Griffiths Malin as Jacqueline de Bellefort (as Emma Malin)
•JJ Feild as Simon Doyle
•Emily Blunt as Linnet Ridgeway
•Judy Parfitt as Miss Van Schuyler
•Spectacular scenery - shot mainly on location, the show includes many of the actual places visited during the cruise.
•Loneliness - the later episodes in the series explored the topic of Poirot's loneliness. There is a scene of him discussing this with Jacqueline de Bellefort while on the boat looking into the evening sky. See also Mrs McGinty's Dead.
•Eltham Palace, Court Road, Eltham, London - As Wode Hall.
•Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel, Luxor
•PS Sudan - as the S. S. Karnak. Agatha Christie took a cruise on the Sudan in 1933 and this inspired her to write the novel.
•Luxor Temple
•Dendera Temple complex
•Valley of the Kings
•The music playing during the flashback scene to the murder of Louise Bourget is derived from a similar soundtrack found in the murder scenes of the Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho.
Agatha Christie's Poirot. Season 9. Season nine sees Poirot travel to the Nile in Africa, investigate a case from 14 years ago, attend a twisted country weekend at the home of the Angkatell family and attempt to save a young socialite from sentence when she is accused of murder. 523 IMDb 8.6 1990 4 episodes. X-Ray 13+.
Oct 3, 2020 · The 100 minute episode “Death on the Nile,” based on Christie’s 1937 novel of the same name, finds Poirot desperate for a quiet holiday in Egypt. In Cairo, he’s approached by the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle (Emily Blunt), who’s convinced she’s being stalked by her former best friend, Jacqueline de Belfort (Emma Griffiths Malin).
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