Rent Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
3.5 of 5 from 124 ratings
2h 2min
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- Synopsis:
- This 1974 production of Agatha Christie's 1934 classic is a judicious mixture of mystery, murder and nostalgia. Which member of the all-star cast, on board the luxurious train, perforated the no-good American tycoon with a dagger twelve times? Was it Ingrid Bergman's shy Swedish missionary; or Vanessa Redgrave's English rose; Sean Connery as an Indian Army Colonel; Michael York or Jacqueline Bisset; perhaps Lauren Bacall; Anthony Perkins or John Gielgud as the victim's impassive butler. Finney spreads unease among them with subdued wit and finesse.
- Actors:
- Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Michael York, Colin Blakely, George Coulouris, Denis Quilley, Vernon Dobtcheff, Jeremy Lloyd, John Moffatt
- Directors:
- Sidney Lumet
- Producers:
- John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin
- Voiced By:
- David De Keyser
- Writers:
- Paul Dehn, Agatha Christie
- Others:
- Anne V. Coates, Geoffrey Unsworth, Tony Walton, Richard Rodney Bennett
- Aka:
- Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
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- Awards:
1975 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/01/2014
- Run Time:
- 127 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Murder on the Orient Express
Oh dear oh dear - Murder on the Orient Express review by MH
I assume the director was aiming for comedy. Sadly he missed. A great cast wasted on a stupid plot and sub-standard direction. But I have always thought Agatha Christie is a vastly over-rated writer, so perhaps it was ultimately her fault. At least Albert Finney was an improvement on the dire David Suchet.
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