Kenneth Branagh reprises both his directorial role and that of the iconic detective in the upcoming film adaptation of Death on the Nile. In this famous Agatha Christie mystery, Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian adventure aboard a glamorous river steamer descends into a terrifying search for a murderer, with enough twists and turns to keep you unsettled and guessing until the final, shocking discovery.

Listen to an extract from the all new digital audio edition of Death on the Nile narrated by Kenneth Branagh, director and star of 20th Century Studios’ upcoming Death on the Nile feature film. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as the lead character, and is joined by an all-star cast to bring this iconic murder mystery to life. The novel has since been adapted into a hidden object PC game and a graphic novel. This is the latest film centering around Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. In 2004, ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Poirot saw David Suchet take on the role in an adaptation which included famous faces Emily Blunt and James Fox. John Moffatt played Poirot in the first radio adaptation based on the book in 1997 which was broadcast as a five-part serial. Christie’s own work was enormously popular, and Death on the Nile references some of it: Poirot refers to a kimono that was a key clue in Murder on the Orient Express and Colonel Race references a strange dinner party that occurred in Cards on The Table (in which Poirot and Race both previously appeared as characters). Previous adaptations of Death on the Nile include the 1978 feature film which starred Peter Ustinov in his first role as Hercule Poirot. Twentieth Century's Death on the Nile is due out in cinemas in February 2022, following the success of their 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express.

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