Death on the Nile (2022)

Death on the Nile (2022)

Death on the Nile (English: Death on the Nile) is a 2022 American detective film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green. It is the second film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name after the 1978 film, and a sequel to Branagh's film Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

Plot

The events take place in Egypt in 1937. The famous detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) is vacationing on the steamship Karnak sailing the Nile. Among the passengers are young heiress Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle (Gal Gadot) and her new husband Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer), as well as Simon's former fiancée Jacqueline de Bellefort (Emma Mackey), who is stalking the couple. When Linnet is found dead, Poirot begins an investigation, suspecting almost everyone on board.

Cast

• Kenneth Branagh — Hercule Poirot
• Gal Gadot — Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle
• Armie Hammer — Simon Doyle
• Emma Mackey — Jacqueline de Bellefort
• Annette Bening — Euphemia
• Tom Bateman — Boucher
• Russell Brand — Dr. Linus
• Ali Fazal — Andrew Katch
• Rose Leslie — Louise Bourget
• Letitia Wright — Salome Otterbourne
• Sophie Okonedo — Sally Otterbourne
• Jennifer Saunders — Marie Van Schuyler
• Dawn French — Mrs. Bowers

Crew

• Director: Kenneth Branagh
• Screenwriter: Michael Green
• Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Mark Gordon, Kevin J. Walsh
• Composer: Patrick Doyle
• Cinematographer: Haris Zambarloukos
• Editor: Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
• Production: 20th Century Studios, Kinberg Genre, Scott Free Productions, The Mark Gordon Company

Franchise chronology

The film is part of Kenneth Branagh's series of Agatha Christie adaptations:

• Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — Poirot investigates a murder aboard the famous train.
• Death on the Nile (2022) — Poirot investigates a murder on a steamship in Egypt.
• A Haunting in Venice (2023) — Poirot investigates a ghostly case in Venice.

Where to watch

• Disney+ — Death on the Nile
• Amazon Prime Video — Death on the Nile
• Apple TV — Death on the Nile
• UAKino — Death on the Nile