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[[Image:Dotn-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Death on the Nile'' (1978)]] | [[Image:Dotn-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Death on the Nile'' (1978)]] | ||
| + | :''"Death on the Nile" redirects here. For the 2004 television movie, see ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot: Death on the Nile]]''; for the 2022 feature film, see ''[[Death on the Nile (2022)]]''.'' | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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== Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox == | == Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox == | ||
| − | Jacqueline de Bellefort ([[Mia Farrow]]) carries a [[Sharps Pepperbox|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox]] in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle ([[Simon MacCorkindale]]) in the leg. Simon himself | + | Jacqueline de Bellefort ([[Mia Farrow]]) carries a [[Sharps Pepperbox|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox]] in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle ([[Simon MacCorkindale]]) in the leg. Simon himself handles the Sharps at one point also. Colonel Race ([[David Niven]]) tells Hercule Poirot ([[Peter Ustinov]]) it is a .22 caliber "derringer". During Poirot's investigation, many other characters - including Dr. Ludwig Bessner ([[Jack Warden]]), Jim Ferguson ([[Jon Finch]]), Rosalie Otterbourne ([[Olivia Hussey]]), Miss Bowers ([[Maggie Smith]]), Louise Bourget ([[Jane Birkin]]), Marie Van Schuyler ([[Bette Davis]]), and Salome Otterbourne ([[Angela Lansbury]]) - are seen handling the pistol as he imagines the scenarios in which they committed the murder. |
[[File:Sharps Model 1A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox - .22 Short]] | [[File:Sharps Model 1A.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox - .22 Short]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Dotn-der1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-der1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie shows Poirot her pistol, "small but lethal" as she tells him.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-der5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:DOTN78-Sharps5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Race inspects the newly re-discovered pistol.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-der6.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:DOTN78-Sharps6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Poirot places the Sharps Pepperbox on the display table when he plans to reveal the murderer.]] |
| + | [[Image:Dotn-der5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A spent cartridge is ejected so that if the gun is found, only two bullets will appear to have been fired.]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Dotn-der6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie holds the pistol on Simon's head.]] | ||
== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
| − | Andrew Pennington ([[George Kennedy]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie | + | Andrew Pennington ([[George Kennedy]]) keeps a [[Colt New Service]] in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie ([[Mia Farrow]]) finds and uses. |
[[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service Model 1917 - .45 ACP (moon-clipped).]] | [[Image:ColtNewService1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service Model 1917 - .45 ACP (moon-clipped).]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Dotn-cns1.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-cns1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Race ([[David Niven]]) tells Poirot that the New Service can be ruled out as the murder weapon due to the size of Linnet's wound.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-cns2.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-cns2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pennington's New Service lays on the deck after having been fired.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-cns3.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-cns3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pennington reaches for his New Service.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-cns4.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-cns4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie takes aim.]] |
| − | [[Image:Dotn-cns5.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Dotn-cns5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jackie fires the New Service.]] |
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 1 March 2022
- "Death on the Nile" redirects here. For the 2004 television movie, see Agatha Christie's Poirot: Death on the Nile; for the 2022 feature film, see Death on the Nile (2022).
The following weapons were used in the film Death on the Nile (1978):
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox
Jacqueline de Bellefort (Mia Farrow) carries a Sharps Model 1A Pepperbox in her purse, which she uses to "shoot" Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale) in the leg. Simon himself handles the Sharps at one point also. Colonel Race (David Niven) tells Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) it is a .22 caliber "derringer". During Poirot's investigation, many other characters - including Dr. Ludwig Bessner (Jack Warden), Jim Ferguson (Jon Finch), Rosalie Otterbourne (Olivia Hussey), Miss Bowers (Maggie Smith), Louise Bourget (Jane Birkin), Marie Van Schuyler (Bette Davis), and Salome Otterbourne (Angela Lansbury) - are seen handling the pistol as he imagines the scenarios in which they committed the murder.
Colt New Service
Andrew Pennington (George Kennedy) keeps a Colt New Service in his cabin on the boat, which Jackie (Mia Farrow) finds and uses.
Colonel Race (David Niven) tells Poirot that the New Service can be ruled out as the murder weapon due to the size of Linnet's wound.
