Murder on the Orient Express
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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