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Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express
1974
Directed by Sidney Lumet, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is an adaptation of the famous murder mystery written by Agatha Christie, in which a skilful detective must solve the crime and find the culprit among the passengers on the train. Read more
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, Rachel Roberts, John Gielgud |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express
Directed by Sidney Lumet, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is an adaptation of the famous murder mystery written by Agatha Christie, in which a skilful detective must solve the crime and find the culprit among the passengers on the train.
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, Rachel Roberts, John Gielgud, Michael York, Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, Martin Balsam, Richard Widmark, Anthony Perkins, Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jacqueline Bisset, Lauren Bacall |
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| Director | Sidney Lumet |
| Studio | OPTIMUM REALEASING HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins |
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| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Jun 2003 Production year: 1974 |
| Format | DVD |
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Reasonably elegant but disappointingly slackly-handled version of a classic mystery novel. Finney overacts and his all-star support is distracting, while as soon as the train chugs into its snowdrift the film stops moving too, without even a dramatic 'cur
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The formula can't fail: a first class journey on the '30s Orient Express, meticulous detail, a murder with all suspects... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Superb rendition of Christie's locomotive thriller!
A 'businessman' (Widmark) who turns out to be the famous Daisy Armstrong murderer is stabbed a dozen times whilst travelling on the world's most famous & luxurious train, the Orient Express. Hercule Poirot (Finney) & friend (Martin Balsam) have to sift through the clues & solve the mystery before they can be rescued from a snowdrift.
Sidney Lumet's direction is impercetible & the star-studded A-list cast relish their screen time. Suspects include: Wendy Hiller, Sean Connery, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Dennis Quilley, Vanessa Redgrave, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Rachel Roberts, Anthony Perkins, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sir John Gielgud & George Coulouris.
It is Finney's over-the-top & well-observed detective that steals the show. Asides from this, the story is told well & the pains Lumet went to recreate the '30's certainly pay off. The flashback interview scenes & blue-lit early 'murder' scenes are probably the best of the movie. But also, we have the delicious 2nd of 2 possible murder scenarios, leading to a very fitting climax, all rounded off with a fantastic score.
10 out of 10. Coulda been 11 if the dvd extras had included more than a 3 minute trailer (plus no audio commentary). -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
A classic
Murder on the Orient Express is one of those films that defines an era in cinema.
At what point in time are you likely to get such a huge cast of famous people to work together in such an ambitious project. Certainly NOT in the TV remake, that's that for sure.
So, I'm not going to ruin the plot because I guess most people have actually seen it. But the delightful way Albert Finney goes out of his way to make HIS portrayal of Poirot so delightfully dislikable that really brings the book alive for me.
Rent it. Force you kids to watch it. Educate them. -
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Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express
Directed by Sidney Lumet, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is an adaptation of the famous murder mystery written by Agatha Christie, in which a skilful detective must solve the crime and find the culprit among the passengers on the train....
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