Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
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- PG
- 2h 8min
- Crime, Drama
- 24 Nov 1974 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Albert Finney | ... |
Hercule Poirot
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Lauren Bacall | ... |
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard
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Martin Balsam | ... |
Bianchi
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Ingrid Bergman | ... |
Greta Ohlsson
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Jacqueline Bisset | ... |
Countess Elena Andrenyi
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Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
Pierre Paul Michel
(as Jean Pierre Cassel)
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Sean Connery | ... |
Col. Arbuthnot
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John Gielgud | ... |
Beddoes
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Wendy Hiller | ... |
Princess Natalia Dragomiroff
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Anthony Perkins | ... |
Hector McQueen
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Vanessa Redgrave | ... |
Mary Debenham
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Rachel Roberts | ... |
Hildegarde Schmidt
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Richard Widmark | ... |
Ratchett
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Michael York | ... |
Count Andrenyi
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Colin Blakely | ... |
Hardman
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George Coulouris | ... |
Doctor Constantine
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Denis Quilley | ... |
Antonio Foscarelli
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Vernon Dobtcheff | ... |
Concierge
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Jeremy Lloyd | ... |
A.D.C.
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John Moffatt | ... |
Chief Attendant
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Andrew Andreas | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Vic Chapman | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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David de Keyser | ... |
Turkish Ticket Collector (uncredited) (voice)
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Leon Lissek | ... |
Dining Car Steward (uncredited)
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Robert Rietty | ... |
Loudspeaker (uncredited)
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George Silver | ... |
Chef (uncredited)
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Leslie Soden | ... |
Turkish Pianist in Hotel (uncredited)
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Vic Tablian | ... |
Hawker (uncredited)
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Nubar Terziyan | ... |
Traveling Salesman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sidney Lumet |
Written by
Agatha Christie | ... | (novel) |
Paul Dehn | ... | (screenplay) |
Anthony Shaffer | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
John Brabourne | ... | producer |
Richard Goodwin | ... | producer |
Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett |
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Anne V. Coates |
Editorial Department
Richard Hiscott | ... | assistant editor |
Mick Monks | ... | second assistant editor (uncredited) |
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 | ... | hairdressing supervisor |
John O'Gorman | ... | makeup artist |
Charles E. Parker | ... | makeup artist (as Charles Parker) |
Elaine Bowerbank | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Leonard | ... | hair designer (uncredited) |
Production Management
Jim Brennan | ... | unit manager |
Jack Causey | ... | production manager |
Louis Fleury | ... | production manager: French |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ted Sturgis | ... | first assistant director |
John Downes | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Richard Jenkins | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
George Dean | ... | painter |
Richard Amsel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
E.W. Brister | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Simon Holland | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
John Siddall | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Tony Strong | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jonathan Bates | ... | sound editor |
Peter Handford | ... | sound |
Bill Rowe | ... | sound |
Nick Flowers | ... | sound maintenance (uncredited) |
Jeremy Hume | ... | assistant dialogue editor (uncredited) |
Trevor Rutherford | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Brian Sinclair | ... | footsteps editor (uncredited) |
David Stephenson | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Charles Staffell | ... | process photography |
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter MacDonald | ... | camera operator (as Peter Macdonald) |
Steve Birtles | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
John Campbell | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Cedric James | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Joe Pearce | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Dabbs | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
Norton Knatchbull | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Marcus Dods | ... | conductor |
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp |
Richard Rodney Bennett | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
John Richards | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Angela Allen | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Nat Cohen | ... | presenter |
Richard du Vivier | ... | production associate (as Richard Du Vivier) |
Elisabeth Woodthorpe | ... | production secretary |
John Chambers | ... | finance executive (uncredited) |
François Guillaume | ... | stand-in: Anthony Perkins (uncredited) |
Catherine O'Brien | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- EMI Film Distributors
- G.W. Films Limited (made by)
Distributors
- Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmipaja (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Gloria (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Televersal (1975) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Film Finance Corporation (FFC) (1976) (India) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (United States) (tv)
- TF1 (1980) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Thorn EMI Video (1981) (France) (VHS) (dubbed version)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1984) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Rete 4 (1989) (Italy) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1989) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- TV3 (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- GoldMax (2007) (Turkey) (tv) (Cable)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc The Agatha Christie's Collection)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Leader Music (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (as Leader Vision)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Carlotta Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Divisa Home Video (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
- Neo Films (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Cinobo (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Lumière Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Oy Europa Vision AB (Finland) (video)
- Thorn EMI Video (Finland) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Leonard of London (Miss Bergman's and Mr. Finney's hair by)
- Richard Williams Studio (montage sequences and titles by)
- Wartski (the Princess's jewellery by)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Bermans & Nathans (costumes)
- C.T.S. Studios (music recorded at)
- Funn (hosiery)
- The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (orchestra)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The first class compartment of the December 1935 departure of the Orient Express from Istanbul is full, unusual for this time of the year. Regardless, famed and fastidious Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who needs to get back to London immediately, is able to secure last minute passage in the compartment with the assistance of his friend, Signor Bianchi, one of the directors of the train line who is also making the trip. Some of the first class passengers seem concerned about Poirot's presence on the train. At least one of them has reason to be concerned, as later, another first class passenger, who earlier in the trip asked Poirot to provide protection for him due to several death threats, is found murdered in his stateroom by multiple stabbings. At the time the victim is found, the train is unexpectedly stopped and delayed due to snow in remote Yugoslavia, which may be problematic for the murderer in getting away now that Poirot is on the case, which he is doing as a favor to Bianchi as not to get the Yugoslav police involved. Poirot quickly learns that the victim was not who he presented himself to be and has a connection to a five-year-old American kidnapping and murder case of infant Daisy Armstrong, murdered in spite of the fact that her parents had paid the requested ransom. The murderer in that case has long been convicted and executed but the ransom moneys were never recovered, a known accomplice never captured, and both the Armstrong parents have since tragically died. As Poirot questions the train's valet, the victim's accompanying staff, and the other primarily well off first class passengers and their accompanying servants, who are all on the surface more than cooperative, he finds that many had opportunity and motive, the latter which may not be obvious. There is also a great deal of evidence discovered on the train, which pulls his thoughts in many directions. These pieces of information may complicate the deduction of who is the murderer. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | The greatest cast of suspicious characters ever involved in murder. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | GBP1,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In 1929, a westbound Orient Express train was stuck in snow for five days at Çerkezköy, approximately one hundred thirty kilometers (eighty-one miles) from Istanbul, Turkey. This incident inspired the setting of the book and movie. See more » |
Goofs | In Istanbul a muezzin is heard giving the standard Muslim azan (call to prayer) in Arabic: "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!" However, the movie is set during the 1930s when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was in power. During this time, the Arabic azan was outlawed, and a Turkish one ("Tanri Uludur!") had to be used instead. After Atatürk's death in 1938, the law was repealed. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Dumb Waiter (1979). See more » |
Soundtracks | Overture And Kidnapping See more » |
Quotes |
Foscarelli:
Hey, what are you reading, Mister Beddoes? Beddoes: I am reading "Love's Captive," by Mrs. Arabella Richardson. Foscarelli: Is it about sex? Beddoes: No, it's about 10:30, Mister Foscarelli. See more » |