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Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

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Murder on the Orient Express

"The who's who in the whodunnit!"

1974

2h 8m

7.1(1617 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Hercule Poirot

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Mrs. Harriet Belinda Hubbard

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Signor Bianchi

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Greta Ohlson

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Colonel Arbuthnot

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Hector MacQueen

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Pierre Paul Michel

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Prinzessin Dragomiroff

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Mary Debenham

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Countess Andrenyi

Creative team

Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Written by: Paul Dehn
Produced by: Richard Goodwin
John Brabourne

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