Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)
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Original British quad format film poster
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Produced by |
John Brabourne Richard B. Goodwin |
| Screenplay by | Paul Dehn |
| Based on |
Murder on the Orient Express 1934 novel by Agatha Christie |
| Starring |
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave Rachel Roberts Richard Widmark Michael York |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
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G.W. Films Limited
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| Distributed by |
EMI Films (UK) Paramount Pictures (USA) |
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Running time
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131 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.5 million |
| Box office | £19 million |
EMI Films (UK)
Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.
The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train. The suspects are portrayed by an all-star cast, including Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller. The screenplay is by Paul Dehn as well as an uncredited Anthony Shaffer.
The film was commercially and critically well-received, as well as receiving six nominations at the 47th Academy Awards: Best Actor (Finney), Best Supporting Actress (Bergman), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design. Of these nominations, Bergman was the only winner.
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