It is not necessary here to dwell on the plot of a film based on one of Agatha Christie’s most famous and well-thought-out novels, suffice it to say that also here, in keeping with the writer’s characteristic style, every viewer could figure out what is going on (but he doesn’t..), and, when Christie’s great detective Hercule Poirot finally unravels the mystery, instead of the main suspect, it turns out that all the protagonists had their own good reasons for committing the crime. Death on the Nile was put into production in the wake of the success of Death on the Orient Express and with the same intention of combining crime films and big budget blockbusters. The location was indeed perfect and the unforgettable Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes, The African Queen, The Barefoot Contessa), the cinematographer, captured as only. him could do, the magnificence of the desert, the Sphinx, the Pyramids, Luxor and, of course, of the Nile. 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. A great Jane Birkin, lends interest and ambiguity to the character of Louise Bourget, the last person to see alive the victim in whose employ she works. Surrounding Ustinov and Birkin are a stellar cast of the time including Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, David Niven, Mia Farrow, George Kennedy and Angela Lansbury. Teresa Cavina