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Murder on the Orient Express (24-Nov-1974)

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.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Lauren Bacall
Actor
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Martin Balsam
Actor
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Ingrid Bergman
Actor
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Jacqueline Bisset
Actor
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Colin Blakely
Actor
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
Actor
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Sean Connery
Actor
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George Coulouris
Actor
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Vernon Dobtcheff
Actor
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Albert Finney
Actor
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John Gielgud
Actor
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Wendy Hiller
Actor
15-Aug-1912 14-May-2003 Separate Tables
Anthony Perkins
Actor
4-Apr-1932 12-Sep-1992 Psycho
Denis Quilley
Actor
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Vanessa Redgrave
Actor
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Rachel Roberts
Actor
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Richard Widmark
Actor
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Michael York
Actor
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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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