Death on the Nile (1978) Review
Death on the Nile (1978) rates 7 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. Christie on a paddle steamer with a closed passenger list and a cast of stars. The correct way to film a detective novel, and the only…
Actor: George Kennedy
George Kennedy won Best Supporting Actor for Cool Hand Luke, playing Dragline, a prisoner who beats the protagonist and then becomes his greatest advocate, which is a difficult turn to make credible.
He served sixteen years in the army before acting and was frequently cast as military or authority figures on that basis.
The disaster cycle used him constantly, in all four Airport films, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno, and then the Naked Gun films used the same presence for comedy.
He worked into his late eighties and had one of the largest filmographies of his generation.
