Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express | 
| Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 1586
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D087904D
ISBN: 0792198247
UPC: 097360879049
EAN: 9780792198246
ASIN: B0002I832C
Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 1974
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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Product Description
HERCULE POIROTI IS A DAPPER DETECTIVE FOR WHOM MURDER SOLVING IS A PRECISE, INTELLECTUAL EXCERCISE. POIROT AGREES TO INTERVIEW ALL ABOARD THE FAMOUS ORIENT EXPRESS' CALAIS COACH, HOPING TO FIND THE KILLER OF AN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRE BEFORE THE LOCAL POLICE ARRIVE.
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Just the name "Orient Express" conjures images of a bygone era. Add an all-star cast (including Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, and Lauren Bacall, to name a few) and Agatha Christie's delicious plot and how can you go wrong? Particularly if you add in Albert Finney as Christie's delightfully persnickety sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Someone has knocked off nasty Richard Widmark on this train trip and, to Poirot's puzzlement, everyone seems to have a motive--just the setup for a terrific whodunit. Though it seems like an ensemble film, director Sidney Lumet gives each of his stars their own solo and each makes the most of it. Bergman went so far as to win an Oscar for her role. But the real scene-stealer is the ever-reliable Finney as the eccentric detective who never misses a trick. --Marshall Fine
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 Another Locked Room Mystery June 12, 2009
Acute Observer (N. Jersey Shore)
The film begins at the Armstrong home in 1930. Their baby Daisy was kidnapped in the middle of the night. The ransom was paid but Daisy was found slain. Five years later Hercule Poirot is returning from a job. Others arrive on the ferry to Istanbul and the Orient-Express train to Paris. The scenes and costumes provide entertainment and padding. [Would those peddlers be allowed in the train station?] The train travels through the countryside while the people dine and converse. Mr. Ratchet has been threatened, he asked Hercule Poirot to take a job. The train halts because snow blocks the railway. The morning finds Mr. Ratchet dead, stabbed a dozen times. Poirot will investigate. "The murderer is with us now."
Poirot deduces the true identity of Ratchet. He then interviews the other travelers. [What do we learn?] What will they find in a suitcase? What secrets will be revealed? Finally the travelers are gathered in the dining car so Poirot can solve the murder. Is there a complex answer? Poirot begins by explaining the answers of the travelers. Then he reconstructs the murder and provides a solution. Believable? [Only in a fictional world is such a complex plan possible.] The rescue train arrives so the stalled trains continues on its journey. Was justice served by this ending?
Why was Hercule Poirot portrayed in such a hammy style? Editing would have reduced the length of this story.
Starts out slow but has a surprising ending May 21, 2009
Pool Enthusiast (I am on the front porch reading The New York Times.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie drags on for the first 35 minutes or so. They could have easily condensed introducing the enormous ensemble of characters into 10 minutes or so.
The first 6 minutes does not have any dialogue. However, it contains important information for the movie. You may want to watch it twice, so that you can catch everything that is going on in the introduction.
The only things that kept me from turning this movie off in the beginning were the costumes and the sets. This movie is a period piece set in the 1930's. The train ride was first class all the way.
This movie was worth watching for the costumes, the sets, the brief appearance by Sean Connery, and surprise ending. I recommend it for a one time viewing.
 Magnificent and Stylish Murder Second to None April 28, 2009
Sandra Schaub (Rockville Centre, NY USA)
This movie is a spectacle to the eye. Scenery and costumes had a definite Art Deco flavor, and the special effects were perfectly combined with one of the greatest casts ever assembled.
The music for the opening credits is polished and sophisticated. The train theme is quite unique and lively.
The only negatives are Mr. Finney's makeup and portrayal, which seemed overly exaggerated and hammy. David Suchet and Peter Ustinov gave more subtle performances with a wider range of emotions to their Poirots.
Nevertheless, this is a great must-see movie and one that never ceases to be enjoyed over time. The bonus tracks are also of great interest to any Agatha Christie fan.
Sleuthing At Its Best April 9, 2009
Richard C. Idoux (APO, AE United States)
Being a great Agatha Christe fan of her written word it is with great pleasure that I have begun colleting her works to be viewed. A business man with a very shady past is found murdered on the Orient Express and that master of the whodunnit, Hercule Poirot, is there to solve the mystery and identify the guility person before the train reaches the international border crossing point and the local police take over; he agrees to interview the passengers in the Calais Coach to accomplish this. In true Agatha Christe style, Albert Finney, Hercule Poirot, unfolds the sinister, complicatd, twists of the plot to the delight of all viewers.
 Will never buy from again. April 4, 2009
Allison Plachinski (Wisconsin)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Today i finally got an email back, however it was from amazon telling me that they are refunding me the money for this purchase. It has only been more than a month since i ordered the movie, and i needed it for a class, so needless to say that i had to go elsewhere to purchase the movie. I would not recommend this seller to anyone!
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