Murder on the Orient Express
Year:
1974
Production Country:
Great Britain
Period detective drama. A snow-drift prevents the Orient Express from continuing its three-day journey across Europe. The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot becomes involved in a case in which the murderer could be any one of the aristocratic high-ranking and eccentric passengers on board the train.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Hercule Poirot Albert Finney
- Mrs Hubbard Lauren Bacall
- Bianchi Martin Balsam
- Greta Ohlsson Ingrid Bergman
- Countess Andrenyi Jacqueline Bisset
- Pierre Paul Michel Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Colonel Arbuthnot Sean Connery
- Beddoes John Gielgud
- Princess Dragomiroff Wendy Hiller
- Hector McQueen Anthony Perkins
- Mary Debenham Vanessa Redgrave
- Hildegarde Schmidt Rachel Roberts
- Ratchett Richard Widmark
- Count Andrenyi Michael York
- Hardman Colin Blakely
- Dr Constantine George Coulouris
- Gino Foscarelli Denis Quilley
- Concierge Vernon Dobtcheff
- ADC Jeremy Lloyd
- chief attendant John Moffatt
- [chef] George Silver
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Sidney Lumet
- Assistant Director (1st) Ted Sturgis
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Richard Jenkins
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] John Downes
- Continuity Angela Allen
Rights
Production
- Made by G.W. Films
- Produced by John Brabourne
- Produced by Richard Goodwin
- Production Associate Richard Du Vivier
- Unit Manager Jim Brennan
- Production Manager Jack Causey
- French Production Manager Louis Fleury
- Location Manager Norton Knatchbull
- Production Secretary Elisabeth Woodthorpe
- Studio Elstree Studios
Writing
- Screenplay by Paul Dehn
- [Screenplay] Anthony Shaffer
- Based on the novel by Agatha Christie
Photography
- Photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth
- Camera Operator Peter MacDonald
- [Focus Puller] John Campbell
- [Assistant Camera] Cedric James
Stills
- [Stills] Joe Pearce
Special Effects
- Process photography Charles Staffell
Editing
- Edited by Anne V. Coates
- Montage Sequences and Titles by Richard Williams Studio
- Assistant Editor Richard Hiscott
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Mick Monks
Design
- Production Design and Costumes by Tony Walton
- Art Director Jack Stephens
- [Assistant Art Director] Simon Holland
- [Draughtsman] John Siddall
- [Scenic Artist] Tony Strong
- [Scenic Artist] E.W. Brister
Costumes
- Wardrobe Brenda Dabbs
Make-up
- Make-up Charles Parker
- Make-up Stuart Freeborn
- Make-up John O'gorman
- Hairdressing Supervisor Ramon Gow
- Ms Bergman's & Mr Finney's Hair by Leonard
Music
- Music Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett
- Music Played by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- [Orchestra] Conducted by Marcus Dods
Sound
- Sound Peter Handford
- Sound Bill Rowe
- [Sound Camera Operator] Trevor Rutherford
- [Sound Maintenance] Nick Flowers
- [Boom Operator] David Stephenson
- Sound Editor Jonathan Bates
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] Catherine O'Brien