Dame Angela Lansbury's Interview | Death On The Nile (1978)

A visually sumptuous and quintessentially British production, Death on the Nile won an Oscar® for Anthony Powell's costume design and introduced Peter Ustinov in his first portrayal as the Belgian detective Poirot. Abroad a luxury Nile steamer a mystery assassin takes the life of an heiress.
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[@jeffreyhepner2467]

THE 1978 VERSION IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE 2022 VERSION!!

[@Maryam_aam]

Exactly

[@Anonymous-xm8ir]

Absolutely! It’s classic cinema. And Landsbury’s performance is outstanding, she steels every scene she’s in with her comic timing and over the top antics. She was the greatest character actress of her time who failed to win over Hollywood with her many brilliant performances. It was a travesty she never won for the Manchurian Candidate

[@TinyDancer250]

It always is.

[@callen8908]

Absolutely!

[@FS-mc3cs]

THE only version!

[@beauryandrew]

Her tango with David Niven is one of my favorite movie scenes.

[@hansmiller664]

Her performance as Mrs. Otterbourne, staffed with fringes, bugles, bangles, capes, feathers and several bottles of Gin, is simply the best example for acting craftsmanship (not mentioning Costume and Directing Department!) Her Tango is Cinema Comedy HISTORY!

[@mylesgarcia4625]

Do you remember the drinking "Golden Croc" scene at the bar?

[@chrismel9142]

@@mylesgarcia4625 Yes, "this crocodile has lost its croc." Lol

[@alidabaxter5849]

That dancing sequence was choreographed by Wayne Sleep - wonderful!

[@karyan1232]

After watching three versions, the 1978 one still is my favourite. I never miss the opportunity to watch it again . Mesmerising cast, costumes, era and genre. Brilliant work indeed.👏👏👏

[@chrismel9142]

Mel: Yes it's my favorite too.

[@FrankButterfield]

I liked the newest one more than I was expecting to but the 1978 version is still my favorite by far.

[@zakofrx]

The Ustinov one is best followed by the David one... The latest thing is crap.. Just like the Orient express made by the same person..

[@FrankButterfield]

@@zakofrx That person is Kenneth Branaugh. Seems to be a vanity project of his. That said, I liked his Nile better than his Orient.

[@karyan1232]

The modern technology plays huge role in the latest version. All the scenes, shot from the height of the birds eye, gives that feeling of grandness of the Egyptian heritage. It is a good Picture film to watch in the cinema. Unfortunately the cast wasn't as impressive and memorable as in first version. 🤔I THINK!

[@marceloillanes175]

Awww Miss Lansbury and her incredible "Salome Otterbourne"

[@GradKat]

One of my favourite film performances. She was a wonderful actress!

[@Smartychase]

@@GradKat oh no I didn't know she'd died 😢

[@tiffytattoo2450]

She is well alive!

[@patriciajrs46]

She just passed away a few days ago; the 10, or so, of October 2022. She will be missed.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

I personally believe this to be the finest Christie adaptation of all time.

[@jonathanfurzeland4740]

Yes it's a great adaptation for sure. But I always lean more to Evil Under The Sun 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@martinpascoe5904 If you say so. I don’t think the cast of Nile was any less impressive, and I found the film to be more enjoyable overall.

[@jasminderpinder]

@@jonathanfurzeland4740 Both 'Death' and 'Evil' are THE BEST Christie movies for me! Oh, and I quite liked 'The Mirror Crack'd" where Lansbury plays Miss Marple.

[@craiglesuk1]

It’s a great film , but I think Witness for the Prosecution is the best adaptation - although of course this is an adaptation of a Christie Play.

[@mylesgarcia4625]

@@martinpascoe5904 Yes, Mia Farrow.

[@dinocub1]

One of my all time fave movies. We lost you today Angela, but you will live on. This was just one of many jewels you gave us over 7 decades of your career. Can't wait to share them with family of future generations. ;)

[@MikeySea676]

"Hey barman...this crocodile has lost its croc!"

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

What an absolutely incredible woman, actress and above all, storyteller! Just marvelous!

[@lingerson8708]

I would love to see a behind the scenes video of the cast. I realize that they didn't do it at the time but the legends in this cast.

[@pocodfe]

The DVD does have some behind the scenes items, including some cast interviews, and the set of the indoor "Karnak" as well as how they filled it with water. It's pretty cool.

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

The Death on the Nile from 1978 was the first Agatha Christie movie i can ever recall watching, and it has forever remained my favourite. The great Angela Lansbury is a big part of the reason why. There will never be another like her. May she rest in peace.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

She was robbed of an Oscar nomination that year.

[@lynns7262]

She was robbed a few times…

[@Itstonytime77]

She definitely should have won for Manchurien Candidate and she NEVER won an Emmy!

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@Itstonytime77 I believe she’s won an Emmy, just never for Murder, She Wrote.

[@paulvoorhies8821]

@@Itstonytime77 I stand corrected. You’re right Tony. I can’t believe she never won a competitive Emmy-for anything. And she absolutely should have won for Manchurian.

[@juddwaddell4347]

AND robbed of playing Mame in the movie.

[@liammack3635]

One of my favorite pictures of all time. A cast like that you just wouldn't get these days.

[@jamesjiang7850]

One of the best if not the best actress. Enjoy every single moment she played in this movie.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Dame Angela is HILARIOUS is this role, as good as she was EVIL in Manchurian or Orient. Davis, Smith & Lansbury on bunkbeds!

[@pavlovajack3561]

I saw her once walking down the street when I was a child visiting London in the 1980s. I thought she was so incredibly elegant and chic. She was dressed so impeccably. She also had this kind of impeccable hygiene. I already knew who she was and how marvellous she was in films, but she's all that and more in person.

[@AstralPixie]

She is quite a British lady :)

[@jhb1493]

One of our very last - if not the last - living links with the Golden Age of Hollywood. As long as there are people who love movies, Angela Lansbury will continue to be known and loved.

[@richardevans9003]

Her first Oscar nomination was 77 years ago. (For a film released 78 years ago.)

[@xr6lad]

Love the movie. Can just imagine staying in that luxury hotel with all those stars for 3 or 4 weeks filming. Would be fun and memorable.

[@wesstkilda]

I can listen to her old Hollywood stories all day

[@annirvinetaylor1376]

Her performance was brilliant still my favourite Death on the Nile

[@HasseBasseBingBong]

It's a shame that the youtube ads are blocking some of the actors in that black and white photograph of the entire cast.

[@benleung6331]

It's particularly ironic when Angela Lansbury was raving about how you can see *everyone* in the cast from the photo

[@henrykujawa4427]

If you do a "google search" of this movie, you may well find the photo posted on some site. I know I grabbed a copy of it years ago. Also a similar one from "EVIL".

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

The music in the short clip they showed of the boat leaving the dock is just perfect. I saw the film in the theater and that theme gives that little boat the importance it deserves in the story, like the Titanic leaving the dock in Southampton. So let's not forget the movie score, either. As for Salome Otterbourne, it seems to me she's Madame Arcady, whom Lansbury played not all that long ago, on steroids, or rather gin. As with _Murder on the Orient Express_ , the producers assembled the perfect cast for this film. Lansbury mentions the comedy and she really hams it up (along with Niven and Ustinov). The amazing thing is that she makes Otterbourne completely believable. That's acting skill.

[@paora7122]

Yes, yes! I love everything about this film but the music played when the steamboat departs and Angela's hilarious performance were my favourite things about it.

[@YEPSEYMOUR]

What a Lady! ❤️

[@mooka4515]

Angela Lansbury still looks beautiful and dignified. Love her.

[@Jasper7182009]

Just goes to show that sometimes (or many’s the time) the public gets it wrong. And the critics, as well. I remember the negative connotation when this film came out: “Death in the Aisles!” I can only think that it referred to the length of the film and the inability to enjoy a great motion picture during the time of Star Wars. And today, you can’t find a more beautiful production and perfect casting than Death on the Nile. Some treasures are meant to be discovered in plain sight but years later.

[@daceliepins9108]

She Is Amazing

[@henrykujawa4427]

For more than 2 decades, "DEATH ON THE NILE" was my #1 favorite Agatha Christie film. And then, one day, I finally was able to figure out and REMEMBER what was going on in the extraordinarily-complicated "EVIL UNDER THE SUN"-- and that surpassed it. But only just! I saw "NILE" in theatres twice, 2 weeks apart, and the 2nd time was able to remember every detail, so the 2nd time, it was like watching a COMPETELY-different movie! But "EVIL" never got to theatres in my area. It debuted here on HBO!! Each time I'd watch, there'd be several years apart, and I could never quite put all the pieces together. But then one night I dropped off during the last half-hour. When I woke up, I grabbed a snack, ran the tape back, and watched the last 30 minutes all by itself. IT FINALLY CLICKED. A week later, I watched it again, and for the first time, every bit of it made sense. I've never forgotten it since. The Joan Hickson MISS MARPLEs are even harder to follow. Sometimes, you really do have to watch something TWICE to "get" it.

[@nathaliedufour3891]

The Old Cataract Hotel, so so special ❤ Great Picture !!

[@johnyricco1220]

I remember seeing Angela Lansbury on stage for the first time in 2014. It was Blithe Spirit in London. She was in her late 80s then and was doing two shows a day! I don’t know what she does to stay in shape.

[@kmitalian]

@AMT that would have been the Gore Vidal play “The Best Man” I took a chance and saw it in 2013 and YES BBBIIIIIGGGGG MISTAKE if you didn’t see it for seeing the calibre of the actors on that stage, Lansbury, Jones, Larroquette, Bergman and McCormack i didn’t care for the play at all I wanted to see them in my lifetime and it was a spiritual spectacular moment for myself to know that I have seen Angela on stage in anything and I won’t forget it

[@bloggaloggs]

I saw her (and James Earl Jones) in 'Driving Miss Daisy' in Melbourne. Waited around the stage door as soon as the show was over in the hope of seeing her but was told by theatre management she had long since hot-footed it back to her hotel. Then in 2014 in London I noticed she was playing in 'Blythe Spirit' (though, sadly, didn't get to see it). The woman is unstoppable!

[@emanuelacomerio5334]

La versione del 1978 e' stata ampiamente affossata e superata. Noi siamo nel 2022 e per noi vale la novita'. La modernissima versione di death on the nile del 2022. Colori personaggi intrighi e trame. Secondo me e' sbagliato pensare alla traduzione filmica del 1978 di un mistery che resta di attualita'. Grande Christie.

[@GradKat]

Great actress, great lady.

[@Petey8482]

Wow what a beautiful actress and talent ❤️

[@jasminderpinder]

She is plainly and simply THE BEST! Love her to bits. She plays every role she takes so very well.

[@ravijakhmola2821]

She is still a beautiful lady. Her voice is clear and way of talking is impressive. Her admiration of Bette Davis as a great movie star and actor shows that Angela is a good hearted person. Wonderful.

[@kimmanning2913]

Great singer. Classy woman.

[@alidabaxter5849]

Indeed a great singer! I still have the tapes of the original Broadway production of "Sweeny Todd" in which she starred with Len Cariou. Out of this world.

[@Thunderstorm63]

The whole film was perfect. My favorite.

[@serahiever]

That movie was from like 43-44 years ago, and she is still looking fine. Marvelous.

[@goodowner5000]

At the time Miss Lansbury did 'Nile', in '78, it's amazing to note that she had been appearing in films already for 34 years, since her first movie role in 1944's "Gaslight" w/Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer & Joseph Cotten. LEGEND!

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I wondered when this was filmed. I don’t think it’s recently.

[@henrykujawa4427]

When I saw "NILE" in the theatre, I had NO IDEA she was really much younger than she looked-- what a make-up job!! It was only after "MURDER SHE WROTE" debuted... and then, I saw "NILE" again (not to mention, "MIRROR") that it suddenly hit me what amazing make-up jobs they'd done on her in those 2 films... especially "MIRROR". I've long joked that Lansbury could do Miss Marple NOW... only, without the make-up.

[@pansypresents2103]

the new remake just doesn't have the same panache as the 1978 version - you cannot replace bette davis, angela lansbury, and maggie smith in a film.

[@gutz1981]

When was this interview? If this was 2020, she still looks super good for her age. Only slightly older than she did in the 80s with her show.

[@TheFiown]

97 years old this year !

[@tsrgoinc]

Is weird as her accent flits between British and American accents even for a single at times but considering she hasn’t lived in the UK for almost 80 years it’s amazing she still predominately speaks with her original accent!

[@angelabolton4478]

I think her mother got her daughters out of England when they were really young in an effort to get away from pre- and post-WWII effects, so Angela went back and forth between the U.K. and the U.S. most of her life. Moyna had a small part in "Picture of Dorian Gray", one of Angela's first movies.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

Angela Lansbury is simply the best!

[@amaliagonzalezny6224]

Muy gran peli, con un famoso reparto de actores y Angela Lansbury es 💯💯💯💯

[@fergussaint-john2535]

thanks for the upload, this was brilliant fun 👏👏👏

[@bernig]

Omg more Angela content please ♥️

[@surrealist1976]

so unnecessary to reboot this gem, so timeless that its even younger than Kenneth Branaghs Death on the Nile

[@MaryShannon-mg8fg]

Brilliant film 🎥 brilliant 👏, I Love all,the Actors, best,Agatha, Christie, ❤

[@Salena905]

I love both movies , they both have their own unique style . Agatha Christie was and still is a genius. 👏☺️💖

[@newtonduck1]

This was great!

[@doravictorino4753]

Nos seguimos deleitando con de ha escrito un crimen, fabuloso, me encanta muchas gracias, doña Ángela dios la bendiga

[@aziraphaleangel]

Angela Lansbury: "There's a marvellous cast photograph of everyone in the film that I think people will really enjoy." KZbin: Yes, let's show it and the IMMEDIATELY COVER THE WHOLE THING UP WITH ADS.

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

She was so amazing in this film so funny keep calling hercule, porridge

[@philipmonihan8222]

Adore her!

[@bloggaloggs]

Angela Lansbury: "There's a lovely photo of all the cast together". * KZbin ruins lovely photo with stupid thumbnails of other videos I don't care about *

[@jasminderpinder]

Exactly! What a way to ruin it. :(

[@mtm4a]

clockleader - luckily there is another version of this interview on KZbin under the title "Death on the Nile (1978) - Actress Angela Lansbury". At the end of that video you will indeed see a clear image of the group photograph. I was waiting for the annoying thumbnails, but there aren't any in that version! I also added a little comment under that video of my own experiences visiting Aswan!

[@bloggaloggs]

@@mtm4a Thanks mate. The photo is also easy enough to google.

[@SimonLeicester]

RIP Dame Angela

[@cool_dude1988]

i Love that movie, the best version so far, Bette Davis was amazing as well as Angela Lansbury, both ladies and legends

[@akumar7366]

A great star who made the journey from England to America.

[@msinvincible2000]

Angela Lansbury is the reason I watch the film. I much prefer Suchet's version in everything else, but unfortunately it doesn't have the amazing and funny Dame Angela Lansbury

[@dergluckliche4973]

The new "Death on the Nile" _pales_ in comparison to the 1978 version. I was very disappointed.

[@jimhaggard7436]

I was, too. I can watch 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express until Johnny Depp’s character dies, then it drags. 2022’s Death on the Nile was even worse. Salome Otterbourne was a romance writer turned into a shrill jazz singer. Rosalie is now her niece and an old school chum of Linnet Doyle. Surprisingly, Gal Gadot and Armie Hammer are actually not as good as Lois Chiles and Simon MacCorkindale, who weren’t as big stars in the 1970’s as Gal and Armie are in the 2020’s.

[@dergluckliche4973]

@@jimhaggard7436 The way all the characters were roped into the wedding party-group honeymoon was too much of a stretch.

[@a.m.pietroschek1972]

She performed well, back then,our dear Queen of Cabot Cove.

[@hallson2917]

R.I.P Angela We Love You

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Although David Suchet will always be the definitive Poirot, every other actor is cast to perfection.

[@parapoliticos52]

Just compare this movie with the recent abomination. Creme de la creme cast and stuff. Phenomenal acting. Great fun to watch.

[@sinjinmonsoon9055]

She always looks great

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

The quality difference between the actors in the 1978 version versus the 2022 version is astounding. Great versus mediocre and the changes made were absolutely absurd. I didn't watch it but I read about it. I rented the Baranaugh version of "Murder on the Orient Express" and even the great Judi Dench couldn't save it!!

[@mstrsims2]

Wonderful version, and a big surprise in the ending when I saw it the first time.

[@robertapierazzini1993]

I love this woman! 💜

[@dusicalazovic5339]

excellent movie !

[@hannablue7038]

The actors went through many hardships, extreme heat, etc. Why couldn't it be shot in a studio?

[@Vejur9000]

“She was a great deal older than me...” What a back handed compliment. Oh... how priceless...

[@unowen-nh9ov]

What a beautiful woman.

[@guycoulombe4547]

She is 94

[@bettyhappschatt3467]

She is marvelous, chic warm and smart.

[@jeffreyhepner2467]

2022 VERSION IS MISSING THOSE GREAT PERSONALITYS IN THE CASTING !!! BEAUTIFULLY FILMED BUT FLAT!!!

[@shirle7343]

Great actress.

[@patriciajrs46]

I love her and her laughter. Her, not the stars we were supposed to be; dressing in those cramped quarters that were so cramped. Ha, she says. David Niven, how cool.

[@AstralPixie]

This is one of my favorite movies. My gosh the cast!! Angela is one of the last of the greats of the Silver Age. *Treasure her* I suspect that English people love "letting go" and getting to play broad, loud characters. I bet that Angela "had a ball".

[@BooBop1987]

She is the best part about the movie.😊

[@jamessheridan4306]

Does anyone know when or even IF we are to see a region 1 edition of this sumptuous DVD edition?

[@saiprasad8001]

Is it mentioned anywhere here when this interview was filmed?

[@markoa.e.5398]

Mrs. Potts! This version beats the horrible blue screen 2022 version.

[@Cward303]

Rest In Peace, to the beautiful, Angela Lansbury! OH how I’d love to have had been in that room with her, Maggie Smith and the queen, BETTE DAVIS!!

[@MissLizaMay]

I would enjoy seeing the picture she talked about too.... if only the stupid end of the video didn't cover it with adds!

[@troygaspard6732]

The new version was not shot on the Nile.

[@alcoholfree6381]

Angela Lansbury is magnificent in Death on the Nile! She made me laugh so many times during that movie. When she got killed it was shocking. I watched most, if not all, of Murder She Wrote. Her role in The Lady Vanishes should definitely be watched. Thanks!

[@JamesOrlowski]

I hate endcards. How do you see the cast photo without all that stuff overtop?

[@maxipazz8214]

Bette, Angela, Mia, Maggie, Jon finch my god

[@maxipazz8214]

The latest one isn’t that bad but there’s nothing like the 1978 version

[@jonathanfurzeland4740]

Is that how you pronounce Ustinov???

[@tcgproductions683]

I don’t know. I personally say (Yoo Stin Ov)

[@jimhaggard7436]

She’s probably pronouncing it the way correct way, the way his family would’ve said it.

[@AvesPasseri-Jinysvet]

It is the Russian way to pronounce it..

[@vully70]

It is the correct way - russian or rather german pronounciation. He was born Peter Baron von Ustinov as son to a german diplomat. He spoke german very well and dubbed many of his own roles, e. g. His Poirot in Evil under the sun.

[@meninpapin]

She aged well.

[@lelandfranklin3487]

She had a class that is missing today

[@andrewtan2894]

How old is she? She looks great

[@vincenzoanzoletti1296]

96(no kidding).

[@permijitdunkley1697]

.......

[@dianne6046]

She is a lady ..she isn't full of her self 👱‍♀️⚘

[@robertfrost8130]

The Nile's a little choppy tonight

[@jorgevillavicencio427]

The latest adaptation of Death on the Nile by Kenneth Branagh is absolute garbage. A waste of film, talents, and resources. Why even try to make it when the 1978 version is a masterpiece.

[@sb6678]

She was not good as Salome Otterborme as Frances de la Tour was. She was far better

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

I love Frances de la Tour, but Angela's Salome was THE definitive portrayal. If she had not tackled the role, then Frances' portrayal would be the gold standard.

[@jaengen]

Totally disagree.

[@thx1138thecrane]

I refuse to believe she's lizard people. Lizard people don't make you cry when they sing...

[@youpihat]

Dame Angela Lansbury lost her British Accent !

[@magicboxhd6848]

That Woman was always old

[@jaengen]

Watch Gaslight and get back to us on that.

[@symon3304]

She smashed Salome Osborne.