death on the nile and base on agatha christie best sell novel and be the best mystery movie ever make . mystery buff probably rank murder on the orient express a the best . i like murder on the orient express and but i like death on the nile better . i be into this movie right from the start . i never get bored watching this . i find it entertain from start to finish . a spectacular all star cast come together for this intriguing film about a murder on a steamer boat while travel down the long river in the world and the nile . peter ustinov take over the role of hercule poirot that be play by albert finney in orient express and and do a great job of portray the famous belgian slueth . ustinov get terrific support from a cast of well know star . the best performance in the movie be turn in by the great angela lansbury a salome otterbourne and an alcoholic romance novelist catch up in the dangerous adventure . i think she should have get an oscar nomination for her work here . who know that six year later lansbury would get her turn at sloving crime on tv murder she write . ( it should be note that in between death on the nile and murder she write and lansbury portray agatha christie other famed detective and miss marple and in 1980 the mirror crack would . ) in addition to lansbury and there the great bette davis a the jewelry obsess mrs. van schyler while maggie smith a davis employer miss bower while david niven a colonel race and an officer who help poirot in the murder investigation while george kennedy a andrew pennington and an american traveling in africa while jack warden a the doctor on board the ship while olivia hussey a lansbury daughter rosalie while and mia farrow a jacqueline de bellifort and a woman caught in an unusual love triangle . when the murder occur and i keep try to guess who do it and and the outcome surprise me completely . death on the nile and direct by john guillermin of the tower inferno and king kong ( 1976 remake ) and be a classy production . the cinematography and art direction be fabulous and as well a the oscar win costume . of all the movie that have be make base on agatha christie novel ( both theatrical and tv ) and death on the nile be easily the best . ( out of four ) .