These 5 stills from Death on the Nile promise a classy affair

A few stills from the upcoming Agatha Christie adaptation Death on the Nile have been released. Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh in the lead role, the film is based on the 1937 detective novel of the same name by Christie. A follow-up to the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile boasts an all-star cast, including Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

Armie Hammer and Gal Gadot play the couple Simon Doyle and Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle. The Doyles are in Egypt for an idyllic honeymoon when it is cut short due to a tragedy. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

Kenneth Branagh reprises the role of Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, one of the most iconic detectives in literature. Poirot is also on a holiday in Egypt when a murder forces him to abandon all leisure. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

As already mentioned, Death on the Nile is full of notable performers, including India's own Ali Fazal. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

Most of Death on the Nile is set on SS Karnak. The characters are cosmopolitan and come from all corners of the world. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)

Agatha Christie's uncanny knack for crafting gripping tales with bamboozling denouements is very much present in Death on the Nile. What is readily apparent, in these stories, is rarely the truth. The film comes out in the US on October 23, 2020. (Photo: 20th Century Studios)