Director: Sidney Lumet

Writer: Paul Dehn

From novel: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Music Composed by: Richard Rodney Bennett

Producers: John Brabourne; Richard Goodwin

Keywords: Mystery

After he tries to hire famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to be his bodyguard, an American expatriate is stabbed to death on the Orient Express, the train running from Paris to Istanbul. Everyone on the Express, which is now stranded in a Yugoslav snowdrift, becomes a suspect. It also develops that the murder victim masterminded a horrific crime in the States, and likely has no shortage of enemies. Won Oscar for Best Supporting Actress; nominated for 5 others including Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lauren Bacall	Actor	16-Sep-1924	12-Aug-2014	Key Largo
Martin Balsam	Actor	4-Nov-1919	13-Feb-1996	A Thousand Clowns
Ingrid Bergman	Actor	29-Aug-1915	29-Aug-1982	Murder on the Orient Express
Jacqueline Bisset	Actor	13-Sep-1944		The Deep
Colin Blakely	Actor	23-Sep-1930	7-May-1987	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Jean-Pierre Cassel	Actor	27-Oct-1932	19-Apr-2007	The Crimson Rivers
Sean Connery	Actor	25-Aug-1930		James Bond
George Coulouris	Actor	1-Oct-1903	25-Apr-1989	Watch on the Rhine
Vernon Dobtcheff	Actor	14-Aug-1934		Priceless
Albert Finney	Actor	9-May-1936	7-Feb-2019	Erin Brockovich
John Gielgud	Actor	14-Apr-1904	21-May-2000	Prospero's Books
Wendy Hiller	Actor	15-Aug-1912	14-May-2003	Separate Tables
Anthony Perkins	Actor	4-Apr-1932	12-Sep-1992	Psycho
Denis Quilley	Actor	26-Dec-1927	5-Oct-2003	Privates on Parade
Vanessa Redgrave	Actor	30-Jan-1937		Julia
Rachel Roberts	Actor	20-Sep-1927	26-Nov-1980	This Sporting Life
Richard Widmark	Actor	26-Dec-1914	24-Mar-2008	Kiss of Death
Michael York	Actor	27-Mar-1942		Logan's Run

CAST

Albert Finney	...   Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall	...   Mrs. Hubbard
Martin Balsam	...   Bianchi
Ingrid Bergman	...   Greta
Jacqueline Bisset	...   Countess Andrenyi
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...   Pierre
Sean Connery	...   Col. 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
with
Colin Blakely	...   Hardman
George Coulouris	...   Doctor
Denis Quilley	...   Foscarelli
Vernon Dobtcheff	...   Concierge
Jeremy Lloyd	...   A.D.C.
John Moffatt	...   Chief Attendant

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