Death on the Nile (1978 film)
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Death on the Nile (1978 film) is a star-studded British mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot novel, set aboard a Nile River cruise where a glamorous heiress’s murder sparks a complex whodunit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death on the Nile (1978 film) canonical | 8 |
| Death on the Nile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4497207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death on the Nile (1978 film) Context triple: [John Guillermin, notableWork, Death on the Nile (1978 film)]
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A.
Death on the Nile (2022 film)
Death on the Nile (2022 film) is a mystery thriller based on Agatha Christie’s novel, featuring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot investigating a murder aboard a luxury cruise on the Nile River.
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B.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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C.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) is a star-studded British mystery movie directed by Sidney Lumet, adapting Agatha Christie’s famous Hercule Poirot novel about a murder aboard the luxurious Orient Express train.
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D.
Sleuth (1972 film)
Sleuth (1972 film) is a 1972 British mystery thriller directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, renowned for its twist-filled cat-and-mouse game between characters played by Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
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E.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death on the Nile (1978 film) Target entity description: Death on the Nile (1978 film) is a star-studded British mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot novel, set aboard a Nile River cruise where a glamorous heiress’s murder sparks a complex whodunit.
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A.
Death on the Nile (2022 film)
Death on the Nile (2022 film) is a mystery thriller based on Agatha Christie’s novel, featuring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot investigating a murder aboard a luxury cruise on the Nile River.
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B.
Death on the Nile (novel)
Death on the Nile (novel) is a 1937 detective story by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder during a luxurious cruise along the Nile River in Egypt.
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C.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) is a star-studded British mystery movie directed by Sidney Lumet, adapting Agatha Christie’s famous Hercule Poirot novel about a murder aboard the luxurious Orient Express train.
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D.
Sleuth (1972 film)
Sleuth (1972 film) is a 1972 British mystery thriller directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, renowned for its twist-filled cat-and-mouse game between characters played by Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
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E.
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is a classic mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring detective Hercule Poirot investigating a complex murder aboard a luxurious European train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Death on the Nile (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Nino Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Anthony Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Guillermin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Malcolm Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jacqueline de Bellefort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linnet Ridgeway Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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mystery ⓘ whodunit ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Hercule Poirot film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | murder investigation ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalCharacter | Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Brabourne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Goodwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | EMI Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 140 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setOn | Nile River cruise ship ⓘ |
| starred |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
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Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ David Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ George Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Warden NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Birkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Chiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mia Farrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Hussey NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon MacCorkindale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death on the Nile (1978 film) Description of subject: Death on the Nile (1978 film) is a star-studded British mystery film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot novel, set aboard a Nile River cruise where a glamorous heiress’s murder sparks a complex whodunit.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Death on the Nile
subject surface form:
Death on the Nile
subject surface form:
Linnet Ridgeway Doyle