Review of the DVD Death on the Nile
December 28th, 2010 | Author: admin
Death On The Nile is one of Agatha Christies most well-known books and it was the first of the publisher’s videos I watched. The 1978 version saw Peter Ustinov take the leading role as the fictional, Belgium detective Hercule Poirot and his travelling companion Colonel Race who was played by David Niven.
As the title suggests, the movie is set on the River Nile in Egypt. When a young heiress is murdered, Poirot is called upon to solve the crime. The motion picture is set aboard the Nile River boat the SS Cataract with visits at a number of Egypt’s most widely known historical attractions.
Right after Linnet Doyle (nee Ridgeway) is killed it quickly becomes apparent that there is more than one individual with a likely reason for murder. Linnet Doyle was on honeymoon in Egypt with her new husband Simon. The pair were being stalked by Jacqueline, Simon’s former sweetheart. She follows the pair from the Pyramids in Cairo down to the Nile and boards the SS Cataract.
Linnet Doyle was the initial victim and as Poirot started to take a look at, the different suspects ulterior motives began to be pointed out. Her treasured necklace was coveted by Mrs van Schuyler, Salome Otterbourne faced a libel suit from Doyle over something she had printed, Doyle had refused her maid the dowry she had guaranteed and there were other people too.
As the vessel cruised along the River Nile stopping off at locations including the Temple of Karnak, Aswan and the Temple of Abu Simbel, other passengers were also being killed. Gradually Poirot determines the signs and the murderers are unmasked. Simon Doyle had wedded Linnet to secure access to her financial wealth. With her out of the way, Simon would be available to wed his true love, Jacqueline.
The deaths don’t end here as in desperation, Jacqueline first of all shoots Simon followed by herself instead of face justice. Originally written in the 1930s, the tale is a Christie classic. Despite the fact that a number of the trips are improbable (such as cruising from Karnak to Abu Simbel in an afternoon), this doesn’t take away from the video whatsoever. Happily, the present day holiday makers don’t experience quite so much drama on their Nile Cruise holidays.
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