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Director:
Writer:
Paul Dehn (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 November 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Production starts on 'Orient Express'
 (From digitalspy. 17 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)

Lauren Bacall, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin: Governors Awards 2009
 (From Alt Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:04 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Sheer perfection, with a once in a lifetime cast! more (114 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Albert Finney ... Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall ... Mrs. Hubbard
Martin Balsam ... Bianchi

Ingrid Bergman ... Greta

Jacqueline Bisset ... Countess Andrenyi

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Pierre (as Jean Pierre Cassel)

Sean Connery ... Colonel Arbuthnot

John Gielgud ... Beddoes
Wendy Hiller ... Princess Dragomiroff

Anthony Perkins ... McQueen

Vanessa Redgrave ... Mary Debenham
Rachel Roberts ... Hildegarde

Richard Widmark ... Ratchett

Michael York ... Count Andrenyi
Colin Blakely ... Hardman
George Coulouris ... Doctor
Denis Quilley ... Foscarelli

Vernon Dobtcheff ... Concierge
Jeremy Lloyd ... A.D.C.
John Moffatt ... Chief Attendant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David de Keyser ... Turkish Ticket Collector (voice) (uncredited)
Leon Lissek ... Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
Robert Rietty ... Various Tannoy's (voice) (uncredited)
George Silver ... Orient Express Chef (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sidney Lumet 
 
Writing credits
Agatha Christie (novel) uncredited

Paul Dehn (screenplay)

Anthony Shaffer  uncredited

Produced by
John Brabourne .... producer
Richard B. Goodwin .... producer (as Richard Goodwin)
 
Original Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett 
 
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth 
 
Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates 
 
Casting by
Dyson Lovell (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Tony Walton 
 
Art Direction by
Jack Stephens 
 
Costume Design by
Tony Walton 
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn .... makeup artist
Ramon Gow .... hair styles supervisor
Leonard .... hair stylist: Ms. Bergman and Mr. Finney (as Leonard of London)
John O'Gorman .... makeup artist
Charles E. Parker .... makeup artist (as Charles Parker)
 
Production Management
Jim Brennan .... unit manager
Jack Causey .... production manager
Louis Fleury .... production manager: France
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ted Sturgis .... first assistant director
Richard Jenkins .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
E.W. Brister .... scenic artist (uncredited)
Tony Strong .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates .... sound editor
Peter Handford .... sound
Bill Rowe .... sound
Jeremy Hume .... assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Charles Staffell .... process photography
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter MacDonald .... camera operator
Steve Birtles .... gaffer (uncredited)
Cedric James .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Joe Pearce .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Dabbs .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Richard Hiscott .... assistant editor
Richard Williams .... montage
 
Music Department
Marcus Dods .... conductor
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House .... orchestra
 
Other crew
Angela Allen .... continuity
Nat Cohen .... presenter
Richard du Vivier .... production associate
Norton Knatchbull .... location manager
Richard Williams .... title designer
Elisabeth Woodthorpe .... production secretary
François Guillaume .... stand-in: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
Catherine O'Brien .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK) (complete title)
Mord im Orient Express (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Asesinato en el Expreso de Oriente (Venezuela) [es]
Asesinato en el Orient Express (Spain) [es]
Assassinato no Expresso Oriente (Brazil) [pt]
Assassinato no Orient Express (Brazil) [pt]
Assassinio sull'Orient Express (Italy) [it]
Crimen en el Expreso de Oriente (Argentina) [es]
Eglima sto Orient Express (Greece) [el]
Gyilkosság az Orient expresszen (Hungary) [hu]
Idän pikajunan arvoitus (Finland) [fi]
Le crime de l'Orient-Express (France) [fr]
Meurtre de l'Orient Express (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Morderstwo w Orient Ekspresie (Poland) [pl]
Mordet i Orient-ekspressen (Denmark) [da]
Mordet på Orientexpressen (Sweden) [sv]
Oriento kyûkô satsujin jiken (Japan) [ja]
Sark ekspresinde cinayet (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Um Crime no Expresso do Oriente (Portugal) [pt]
Vrazda v Orient-expresu (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
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Runtime:
128 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Three of the cast - Colin Blakely, Denis Quilley and George Silver - would appear in other Agatha Christie films by the the same producers (Richard B. Goodwin and John Brabourne). George Silver would have a minor part in The Mirror Crack'd (1980), while Blakely and Quilley would have more prominent roles in Evil Under the Sun (1982). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The British officer who escorts Poirot on the ferry thanks him for saving the honor of the British garrison in Jordan. The Kingdom of Jordan did not exist until 1946. In 1935 it was the Emirate of Transjordan. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ferry conductor: Your ticket, please.
Mary Debenham: Oh, yes.
Ferry conductor: Welcome aboard, Miss Debenham.
Mary Debenham: Thank you.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005) more
Soundtrack:
On the Good Ship Lollipop more

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21 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Sheer perfection, with a once in a lifetime cast!, 5 July 2001
10/10
Author: David Atfield (bits@alphalink.com.au) from Canberra, Australia

Whatever happened to the all star movie? Are they just too expensive now? I know a lot of the great stars are no longer with us, but there are enough to make another gem like this one. I just wish this movie was longer, so I could relish the performances of these brilliant people even more. What a magic moment it is when LAUREN BACALL and INGRID BERGMAN clink champagne classes - you can almost hear "As Time Goes By" playing in the background. Come on Hollywood, give us another all star movie, before we lose even more Hollywood royalty!

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