Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michael York, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Wendy Hiller, Martin Balsam, Anthony Perkins, Rachel Roberts, Jacqueline Bisset, Albert Finney, Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave |
| Director: | Sidney Lumet |
| Genres: | Drama - General, Romantic, Thriller - Mystery |
| Studio: | ELEVATION SALES |
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Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 2 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 16 Jun 2003 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Superb rendition of Christie's locomotive thriller!
By GraftheGreatest (15 reviews) from Harrow , 19 May 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
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).- Was this review helpful to you?
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(16)Good film, poor copy.
By JimBrixton (3 reviews) from London , 14 Sep 2010Not a masterpiece, but good entertainment, even if one knows the plot! DVD might have been made from a worn original film. The colours were dull, and it was a bit grainy. I was hoping for better quality, but perhaps that doesn't exist on DVD, in which case let's hope it gets re-mastered one day.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Murder of the Orient Express
By a customer from Spalding , 21 Jul 2010Typical of those awful 70's films when loads of stars are shoehorned into a film with nothing going for it; every cliche box is ticked and actors you expect better of over act almost to the point of parody, Albert Finney is terrible.
So bad we stopped watching before the end.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Murder on the Orient Express
By Miriam from Ealing, London , 03 Jul 2010One of the least-satisfying Christie stories, with an untidy ending.
Albert Finney's characterisation of Poirot was awful!
He was made to look hunchbacked with a limp.
I much prefer the sharp, sprightly and dandyish Poirot of David Suchet.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Have we been spoiled by David Suchet?
By Pinkfluffyness (4 reviews) from Yorkshire , 23 Mar 2010Its a great Agatha Christie classic and maybe because of this you should watch it but I struggled to watch Albert Finney playing the role of Poirot.- Was this review helpful to you?
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'So who do you think you are kidding, Mr Finney?'
By a customer from Stroud , 07 Oct 2009If you've seen Downfall, you're in for a bit of a laugh - this film contains the best impression of Adolf Hitler i've ever seen.
Anyone who loves Suchet's gentle, tactful Hercule might be a bit puzzled by this version, who, if he isn't German, certainly hasn't been anywhere near Belgium in his life (sub Allo Allo accents abound all round). With oil instead of hair, a hilarious habit of shouting at every woman he sees and a creepy, shuffling zombie style walk, this only surprise in this rather dull affair is that Hercule isn't the one to bite it right at the start.... All told, a bit rubbish- Was this review helpful to you?
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