Murder on the Orient Express

Based On the book by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film has an all-star cast, and features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), who is asked by a railway director (Martin Balsam) to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon (Richard Widmark) aboard the Orient Express train. The various suspects are portrayed by Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Rachel Roberts, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Denis Quilley, Colin Blakely, and Wendy Hiller. The screenplay is by Paul Dehn.

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Release date:

November 21, 1974

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Cast:

Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York

Genre:

Crime, Mystery, Drama

Country:

United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

1974 in adaptations