Death on the Nile (2022)

***Death on the Nile*** is a 2022 mystery film released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the 20th Century Studios label, and directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. It was produced by Branagh, Ridley Scott, Judy Hofflund, and Kevin J. Walsh. The film is a sequel to *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), and stars Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Branagh, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright. Branagh and Bateman return from the first film, reprising their roles as Hercule Poirot and Bouc, respectively. The film is the third screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following the 1978 film and an episode of the television series *Agatha Christie's Poirot* broadcast in 2004. Principal photography began in September 2019, with filming taking place at Longcross Studios in England, completing that December.

*Death on the Nile* was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States on April 5, 2022, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on April 13, 2022, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the 20th Century Studios label.

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## Storyline

### Plot

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping Egyptian desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

### Genres

* Crime
* Drama
* Mystery

### Home Media Rating

* **12** (Ireland)
* **12** (UK)
* **PG-13** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* United States
* United Kingdom

### Category Number

* Z1A BUA4016701 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
* Z1A BUY4014401 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)
* SC1A BUQ4011101 (UK / Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

### Home Media Release Dates

* April 5, 2022 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* April 13, 2022 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* April 13, 2022 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)

## Home Media Openings

* Opening to *Death on the Nile (2022)* US Blu-Ray (2022)
* Opening to *Death on the Nile (2022)* US 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray (2022)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* 20th Century Studios
* TSG Entertainment
* Scott Free Productions
* Genre Films
* The Mark Gordon Company
* The Estate of Agatha Christie

### Distributors

* 20th Century Studios (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Studios (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Studios (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)

## Trivia

* This is the sixth Scott Free Productions film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, after *White Squall* (1996), *G.I. Jane* (1997), *Enemy of the State* (1998), *Déjà Vu* (2006), and *The Last Duel* (2021).
* This is the sixteenth Scott Free Productions film to be co-produced by 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios, after *Man on Fire* (2004), *Kingdom of Heaven* (2005), *In Her Shoes* (2005), *Tristan & Isolde* (2006), *A Good Year* (2006), *The A-Team* (2010), *Unstoppable* (2010), *Prometheus* (2012), *The Counsellor* (2013), *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), *The Martian* (2015), *Morgan* (2016), *Alien: Covenant* (2017), *Murder on the Orient Express* (2017), and *The Last Duel* (2021).

## Connections

### Followed by

* *Hercule Poirot: 2-Movie Collection* (2022)

### Included in

* *Hercule Poirot: 2-Movie Collection* (2022)