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Murder on the Orient Express

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Murder on the Orient Express
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PG,2hrs 7min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1974
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
This lavish adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is uncharacteristic territory for director Sidney Lumet. The creator of socially conscious message movies (12 Angry Men, Fail-Safe), intense emotional dramas (The Pawnbroker), dark satires (Dog Day Afternoon, Network), and morally complex crime movies (Serpico), Lumet usually marks his films with a gritty, realistic edge. Rich ... Full Review
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Albert Finney
Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall
Mrs. Hubbard
Ingrid Bergman
Greta
Sean Connery
Col. Arbuthnot
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