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starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bissetdirected by: Sidney Lumet
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792198246
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792198247
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 07, 2004
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 2153
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 24, 1974
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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. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/17/2006 Starring: Sean Connery Ingrid Bergman Run time: 128 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Sidney Lumet
Amazon.com essential video:
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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Rating:  - Movie Lover
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient ExpressThis is one of the best mystery movies.
Rating: - "Expressively Yours"
Of all the big-production Agatha Christie Murder Movies, this is to my mind, the best. We are drawn in by the exotic scenery and the stellar cast. It is rich in texture and a true beauty.
Rating: - My favorite movie to watch on a rainy day...
Don't ask me why. I think a gloomy rainy day makes the movie feel spookier. I love love love this movie. I've never gotten into any of the other Poirot movies, so to me this is the one and only. I adore Albert Finney as Poirot. I know there's been some discussion about his accent, but honestly I don't know if I even know what a Belgian accent even sounds like to begin with so it doesn't bother me.
The opening scene where you see the kidnapping taking place still spooks me. Sometimes ... Read More
Rating: - A Visually Beautiful, Clever, Well-Acted, and Faithful Adaptation
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is an impressive movie. Well-acted, beautifully shot and lit, and with a sharp tongued script and stunning sets, it is a masterpiece, much like the genius book by Agatha Christie is considered today.
The story follows detective Hercule Poirot (a heavily accented Albert Finney) as he has to solve the murder of Mr. Ratchett (Richard Widmark) on the infamous Orient Express. Among the suspects are: loquacious Mrs. Hubbard (Lauren Bacall), Bible-toting Swede ... Read More
Rating: - All star cast and a brilliant whodunnit
Sean Connery, Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman, John Gielgud, Lauren Bacall, Michael York, Albert Finney...the list goes on. Set in a vintage time and place there is an unmatched opulence to the sets. Coupled with a Christie plot that has you guessing to the last and a surprise ending, this is an evening's entertainment worth adding to your video library.
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