Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon. It was a commercial and critical success, and won six Academy Awards.
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Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon. The suspects are portrayed by an all-star cast, including Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller. The screenplay is by Paul Dehn. It received six nominations at the 47th Academy Awards: Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. It was a commercial and critical success, and won six Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Bergman and Best Actress for Bacall and Best Supporting Actor for Connery. The movie was released in UK cinemas on December 14, 1974, and in the U.S. on December 17, 1974. The UK release was delayed until December 25, 1978, and the US release date was December 28, 1978. The US release was postponed until December 31, 1978 and the UK release dates were delayed until January 7, 1979, and January 9, 1979.
The British release was released on January 14, 1979 and the American release was on January 15, 1979; the UK premiere was on February 7, 1978; the US premiere on February 8, 1978 and the UK on February 9, 1978 (the UK release date for the US version was February 14, 1978). The UK version of the film is available on Blu-ray, DVD, Blu-Ray, and Blu- ray 3.0. The U.K. release of the movie is also available on DVD, but not the DVD of the UK version. The DVD is only available for UK purchasers and the Blu-rays of the US releases are not available for US purchasers, but the UK versions of the DVDs are both available for download for UK buyers. The films are available in the UK for £20.99, £25.99 and £30.99 respectively. It is released in the US on December 21, 2008, and on UK release on December 22, 2008. It will also be released in Australia on December 23, 2009, and Europe on December 24, 2009. The American businessman Samuel Ratchett is found stabbed to death in his cabin. The next morning, the train is stopped by a snowdrift on the tracks in Yugoslavia.
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