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Murder On The Orient Express | Year: 1974 Classification: Drama Actors/Actresses: - Ingrid Bergman - Albert Finney - Lauren Bacall - Sean Connery - Anthony Perkins Approved by Agatha Christie Having read the book many times I've come to know its complexities well enough. Albert Finney embodied Poirot from top to bottem so much so that all other portrails pale by comparison. Even the remarkable work of David Suchet cannot touch Finney. Poirot is an eccentric ego-ist who is also one of the most intelligent characters ever created and Finney captures his qualities perfectly. The rest of the cast is equally superb! With an interational cast of Vanessa Redgrave, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, Sean Connery, Richard Widmark, Jean-Pierre Cassel etc. one wonders why all of them were not nominated for Oscars. The entire film is a work of art from the production design to the costumes, make-up and music. All these elements under the direction of Sidney Lumet are kept flowing swifty so that you have to rewind over and over till you catch all the nuances. The book can be a bit confusing and plodding despite the wonderful prose but the film clears away any clutter and solidifies the story. Yes the film changes some names and some early locations but it also clarifies some plot points particularly the Armstrong case. Agatha Christie saw this version of her story brought to life on screen and approved of it. This film will delight the viewer with each repeated playing to the point that after a while you're going to have to get another tape the old one will become so worn! AGATHA CHRISTIE's BEST This 2-tape movie is contagious, and well worn, here. Sharp dialogue, swift, and subtle clues that are planted right in front of your eyes. Traveling the Orient Express Train as a last moment plan, a common character with a superior mind, Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), is forced into investigating a murder. But which mystery is more important, who was killed, why he was killed, or how and by whom? ADD: Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Richard Widmark, John Gielgud, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Michael York, and many others. The unbelievable is made real. Can't wait... "Murder on the Orient Express" probably had the most intense production values as any film in 1974. The period detail was exquisite and the ensemble cast was stellar, all put into perspective by the brilliant Sidney Lumet. 1974 saw "Godfather II" and "Chinatown", wonderful in their own right. Can't argue too much about comparisons, but the editing in "Orient" is a true work of art, shifting its time-frame constantly. The viewer always knows everything, but really knows nothing. Albert Finney is a terrific Hercule, and the whole ensemble cast was great! Ingrid Bergman won the Oscar for this, but I thought Rachel Roberts was the best of all. So VERY classy, and so very grisly... all done with aplomb by a brilliant cast and America's own, very underrated great director, Mr. Lumet. Don't forget, Lumet did the original "12 Angry Men" in the 50's, as well as "Long Day's Journey Into Night". The man has control. Experience it! Buy Murder On The Orient Express at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Murder On The Orient Express Search with the Priority Search Engine on Murder On The Orient Express This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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