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Directed by
John Guillermin John Guillermin  
Written by
Anthony Shaffer Anthony Shaffer  
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie  
Cast
Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov ... Hercule Poirot
Jane Birkin Jane Birkin ... Louise Bourget
Lois Chiles Lois Chiles ... Linnet Ridgeway
Bette Davis Bette Davis ... Mrs. Van Schuyler
Mia Farrow Mia Farrow ... Jacqueline De Bellefort
Jon Finch Jon Finch ... Mr. Ferguson
Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey ... Rosalie Otterbourne
I.S. Johar I.S. Johar ... Manager Of The Karnak
George Kennedy George Kennedy ... Andrew Pennington
Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury ... Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
Simon MacCorkindale Simon MacCorkindale ... Simon Doyle
David Niven David Niven ... Colonel Race
Maggie Smith Maggie Smith ... Miss Bowers
Jack Warden Jack Warden ... Dr. Bessner
Harry Andrews Harry Andrews ... Barnstaple
Sam Wanamaker Sam Wanamaker ... Rockford
Uncredited Cast
François Guillaume François Guillaume ... Doublure lumière
Barbara Hicks Barbara Hicks ... Schoolteacher
Celia Imrie Celia Imrie ... Maid
Saeed Jaffrey Saeed Jaffrey ... Attendant
Reg Lye Reg Lye ... Workman
Andrew Manson Andrew Manson ... Egyptian
Produced by
John Brabourne John Brabourne  
Richard Goodwin Richard Goodwin  
Norton Knatchbull Norton Knatchbull  
Original Music by
Nino Rota Nino Rota  
Additional Info
Premiere: September 29, 1978
DVD Release: February 27, 2001
Blu-ray Release: September 01, 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: Kino Video
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

7.3 / 10

Metacritic

59 / 100

Production Companies
Mersham Productions Ltd. (made by)
EMI Films (uncredited)
Distributors
Paramount Pictures
  (1978) (USA) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
  (1983) (USA) (TV)
Anchor Bay Entertainment
  (2001) (USA) (DVD)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
  (USA) (VHS)
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
  (2009) (USA) (DVD)
Republic Pictures Home Video
  (1998) (USA) (VHS)
The Criterion Channel
  (2022) (USA) (TV) (streaming)
Weintraub Entertainment Group
  (USA) (VHS)
Filming Locations
Abu Simbel Temple, Abu Simbel, Egypt
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Aswan, Egypt
Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Cairo, Egypt
Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England, UK
  (country house of Linnet Ridgeway Doyle)
Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire, England, UK
  (exterior: country home of heiress Linnet Ridgeway)
Egypt
England, UK
Giza, Egypt
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  (Opening Village Scenes)
Hotel Pullman Cataract, Sharia Abtal el Tahrir, Aswan, Egypt
  (Old Cataract Hotel, Grand Nile Hotel)
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt
London, England, UK
  (Studio)
Luxor, Egypt
Nile River, Luxor, Egypt
Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  (studio: filmed at)
Sharia Abtal el Tahrir, Aswan, Egypt
Temple of Amun, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt
The Great Pyramids, Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt
The Sphinx, Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt
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