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Death on the Nile

Genre
Drama
Running Time
140 Minutes
Released
29 September, 1978

Death on the Nile is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00. The full length novel was preceded in 1937 by a short story with the same title, but with Parker Pyne as the detective. The details of the short story plot are substantially different, though the settings and some of the characters are similar. The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The action takes place in Egypt, mostly on the River Nile.

Author Agatha Christie
Publisher Collins Crime Club
Preceded by Dumb Witness
Followed by Appointment with Death

About Death on the Nile

British mystery that takes place in Egypt in 1937, mostly on a period paddle steamer on the Nile. The film features Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigating a set of murder suspects.

Achievement of Death on the Nile

The film is based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie.

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Latest information about Death on the Nile updated on July 28 2021.