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Murder on the Orient Express( 1974)

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The who's who in the whodunnit!

Overview

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Albert Finney

      Hercule Poirot

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      Lauren Bacall

      Mrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard

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      Martin Balsam

      Signor Bianchi

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      Ingrid Bergman

      Greta Ohlson

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      Jacqueline Bisset

      Countess Andrenyi

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      Jean-Pierre Cassel

      Pierre Paul Michel

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      Sean Connery

      Colonel Arbuthnot

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      John Gielgud

      Mr. Beddoes

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      Wendy Hiller

      Prinzessin Dragomiroff

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      Anthony Perkins

      Hector MacQueen

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Mary Debenham

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      Richard Widmark

      Mr. Ratchett

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      Michael York

      Count Andrenyi

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      Colin Blakely

      Mr. Cyrus Hardman

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      Rachel Roberts

      Hildegarde Schmidt

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      George Coulouris

      Doctor

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      Denis Quilley

      Foscarelli

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      Vernon Dobtcheff

      Concierge

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      Jeremy Lloyd

      A.D.C.

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      John Moffatt

      Chief Attendant

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      Vic Tablian

      Hawker (uncredited)

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      Leon Lissek

      Dining Car Steward (uncredited)

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      Andrew Andreas

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      David de Keyser

      Turkish Ticket Collector (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jul 21 2019
    All star cast deliver an Agatha Christie adapted treat. Murder on the orient Express is directed by Sidney Lumet and adapted to screenplay by Paul Dehn from the novel of the same name written by Agatha Christie. It stars Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Michael York, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Anthony Perkins, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset and John Gielgud. Music is by Richard Rodney Bennett and photography by Geoffrey Unsworth. 1935 and the Orient Express is on route from Istanbul to London. On board is legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1400000.00

    Revenue

    35700000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • repayment
    • detective
    • passenger
    • investigation
    • orient express
    • snow
    • whodunit
    • train
    • murder mystery
    • 1930s