![]() David Niven has the least colorful role and can do little with it as he endeavors to help Poirot solve the mystery. Other acting kudos among the suspects aboard a Nile steamer belong to Bette Davis as an elderly dowager with a penchant for stealing jewelry her servant, Maggie Smith, with whom she exchanges some priceless barbs Simon MacCorkindale and Lois Chiles as lovers Mia Farrow as a vengeful ex-sweetheart and of course Peter Ustinov as Poirot. The only real flaw is the film's tendency to move at a rather slow pace before things get more intense. I can't praise Angela Lansbury enough for her deft and daffy portrayal of a tipsy authoress-so good, she deserved at least an Oscar nomination. The script fashioned from one of her best works gives a number of interesting actors roles they can chew the scenery with-and most of them do. There can be no question about it-if you're a mystery fan of the sort of crime novels Agatha Christie wrote during her prolific writing career-this is for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() Murder aboard a Nile steamer in the 1930s is deftly handled here thanks to a good script and some excellent performances. ![]()
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