Search - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

Like many of Agatha Christie's mysteries, Murder on the Orient Express is predicated on an actual event, in this case the Lindbergh kidnapping. In the movie, everyone on board the Orient Express seems to have concluded that hateful financier Ratchett (Richard Widmark) was behind the abduction and murder of the infant daughter of a famed aviatrix. Thus, when Ratchett is himself found murdered, everyone is suspect. Normally, the police would handle the investigation, but the train has been stalled by a snowslide halfway between Istanbul and Paris. Thus, it's up to the insufferable but brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (an unrecognizable Albert Finney) to activate his "little grey cells" and determine who's guilty. Among the suspects are colorful characters played by Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, Wendy Hiller, John Gielgud, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Ingrid Bergman, whose performance won her a third Academy Award. (In her acceptance speech, Bergman apologized for her win, insisting that Day for Night's Valentina Cortese deserved the prize.) The first and best in a long line of contemporary Christie adaptations, the film scores on atmosphere, period detail, and richness of characterization. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Albert Finney - Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall - Mrs. Hubbard
Ingrid Bergman - Greta
Sean Connery - Col. Arbuthnot
Martin Balsam - Bianchi
Vanessa Redgrave - Mary Debenham

1974	Anthony Asquith Award (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Richard Rodney Bennett
1974	Best Picture (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Sidney Lumet
1974	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	John Gielgud
1974	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	British Academy of Film and Television	Ingrid Bergman
1974	Best Director (nominee)	Directors Guild of America	Sidney Lumet
1974	Best Actor (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Albert Finney
1974	Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Paul Dehn
1974	Best Cinematography (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Geoffrey Unsworth
1974	Best Costume Design (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Tony Walton
1974	Best Original Dramatic Score (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Richard Rodney Bennett
1974	Best Supporting Actress (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Ingrid Bergman

Albert Finney stars as Agatha Christie's fussy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this star-studded mystery, which gets a respectful presentation on DVD. Murder on the Orient Express has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic play on 16 x 9 monitors. The film's original English-language audio has been remixed for Dolby Digital 5.1, while the original single-channel mix appears in Dolby Digital Mono, as does a dubbed track in French. Optional English subtitles also appear on this edition. Bonus materials include a four-part documentary on the production of the movie, a profile of author Christie, and the film's original trailer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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