Murder on the Orient Express
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Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is an adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1934 novel of the same name, which features the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.12
The film is set on a train traveling from Istanbul to Calais, where Poirot must solve the murder of a former criminal who had kidnapped and murdered a child. The story is notable because all twelve suspects are revealed to have colluded in the murder, and Poirot allows them to go free. The film boasts an all-star cast, including Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot, Lauren Bacall, John Gielgud, Anthony Perkins, and Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her supporting role.13
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Ingrid BergmanScandal and later films…in the highly successful film Murder on the Orient Express (1974). However, most agree that her greatest performance in her later years was as a concert pianist in the Swedish film Höstsonaten (1978; Autumn Sonata), directed by Ingmar Bergman; she received her seventh and final Academy Award nomination for the…
Read More…in the highly successful film Murder on the Orient Express (1974). However, most agree that her greatest performance in her later years was as a concert pianist in the Swedish film Höstsonaten (1978; Autumn Sonata), directed by Ingmar Bergman; she received her seventh and final Academy Award nomination for the…
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Sean ConneryMolly Maguires (1970), Zardoz (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Wind and the Lion (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), and The First Great Train Robbery (1978; also released as The Great Train Robbery). In 1981 he made a memorable appearance as…
Read MoreMolly Maguires (1970), Zardoz (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Wind and the Lion (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), and The First Great Train Robbery (1978; also released as The Great Train Robbery). In 1981 he made a memorable appearance as…
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Albert Finney…characters, including Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), an aging Shakespearean actor in The Dresser (1983), an alcoholic in Under the Volcano (1984), and a gruff attorney in Erin Brockovich (2000).
Read More…characters, including Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), an aging Shakespearean actor in The Dresser (1983), an alcoholic in Under the Volcano (1984), and a gruff attorney in Erin Brockovich (2000).
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Hercule PoirotAdaptationsMurders [1965]), Albert Finney (Murder on the Orient Express [1974]), and Peter Ustinov (Death on the Nile [1978]; Evil Under the Sun [1982]; and Appointment with Death [1988]; as well as several made-for-television movies).
Read MoreMurders [1965]), Albert Finney (Murder on the Orient Express [1974]), and Peter Ustinov (Death on the Nile [1978]; Evil Under the Sun [1982]; and Appointment with Death [1988]; as well as several made-for-television movies).
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Anthony Perkins…of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Edge of Sanity (1989). Perkins also appeared in such plays as Look Homeward, Angel; Harold; Steambath; and Romantic Comedy, as well as the television movie In the Deep Woods (1992), which was broadcast after his death.
Read More…of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and Edge of Sanity (1989). Perkins also appeared in such plays as Look Homeward, Angel; Harold; Steambath; and Romantic Comedy, as well as the television movie In the Deep Woods (1992), which was broadcast after his death.
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Vanessa RedgraveOscar contender: roles from the 1960s and ’70s…such popular mainstream vehicles as Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), and she won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance as an anti-Nazi crusader in Julia (1977).
Read More…such popular mainstream vehicles as Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976), and she won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance as an anti-Nazi crusader in Julia (1977).
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