But the question of who killed the victim is handled to constantly throw off the viewers. The train accidentally gets stopped because of a small avalanche. Little did he know that a murder was planned and that a person on this train was able of committing such crime. It is awash in elegance. I just wish this movie was longer, so I could relish the performances of these brilliant people even more. Description Hercule Poirot, the best detective in the world decides to leave on the Orient Express.
It actually helped preserve the novel's effectiveness. Heavy on dialogue, the film never seems overly talky, the result of a clever screenplay and lush visuals. Then came the popular series of Miss Marple films with Margaret Rutherford, which were rewritten to emphasize Rutherford's comic abilities and to give Miss Marple a companion - Mr. Stringer, played by Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis. Is this the best murder mystery movie ever made? Murder on the Orient Express is a Crime, Drama, Mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paul Dehn. In the 1940s Coulouris would have been a red herring at least. The casting is quite good.
I only have one minor criticism. In the end, who could be the killer? The pace is slow and relaxed. Interestingly forgotten in the background is the only other passenger we learn of that is not under suspicion, the Greek doctor who assists Poirot George Coulouris. It gave her a satisfaction that few mystery novelists of her age ever had. Storyline: A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. They are even snobbish towards each other.
When a sudden massive avalanche blocks the tracks, trapping the passengers in the locomotive, the gruesome murder of a commuter in his cabin will force Poirot to solve a conundrum where everyone is a suspect. Finney is supported by an all-star cast of mostly familiar faces. Wendy Hiller was, clearly, having a ball and that, on the screen, is always contagious. Sean Connery and Vanessa Redgrave make a surprisingly hot pair, Lauren Bacall over does it of course but who cares, Jacqueline Bisset is breathtaking, Rachel Roberts a hoot. There is no question that these two movies would be perfect to show on television as a double feature.
Come on Hollywood, give us another all star movie, before we lose even more Hollywood royalty! Humor is included in the script usually in the form of tasteful put-downs. Albert Finney is picture perfect in his Oscar nominated portrayl of the fussy Poirot. It would have been interesting if the family of this criminal also had been represented among the suspects. I'm a sucker for them whether it's reading a book or seeing a movie. Whatever happened to the all star movie? The film's content : In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before. His performance is appropriately idiosyncratic, deliciously hammy, and theatrical, every bit as entertaining in this film as Peter Ustinov is in subsequent Christie movies.
And it's up to famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to solve the crime. Are they just too expensive now? Not only the all star cast involved, but keeping the story in the late 1920s to early 1930s style, with clothing, vehicles, and class snobbery maintained. Movies based on Christie's novels and stories were being made back to the 1930s. Richard Widmark is splendid in his villainy and Jean Pierre Cassel very moving indeed. Regardless, famed and fastidious Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who needs to get back to London immediately, is able to secure last minute passage in the compartment with the assistance of his friend, Signor Bianchi, one of the directors of the train line who is also making the trip.
Poirot is ably played by Finney, who is fussy but also serious and sharp when going over the clues and interrogations. The rest of the cast has ensemble parts, my favorite being Wendy Hiller whose Princess Dragomiroff comes across as royal, proud, and very eccentric. Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, and Michael York round out the familiar cast. Just be sure that all knives and daggers in your mansion are out of reach from your staff of servants. But as it turns out there was one victim who was overlooked - the patsy killer based on Hauptmann? Little did he know that a murder was planned and that a person on this train was able of committing such crime. One early one with Charles Laughton as Hercule Poiret so turned her off that she was hesitant about future productions of her work.
Will he solve this murder before the train starts working again? Little did he know that a murder was planned and that a person on this train was able of committing such crime. So all the suspects happen to be connected to the victim s. Will he solve this murder before the train starts working again? Colin Blakely does wonders with his moment and Dennis Quilley plays his Italian as if this was a silent movie. She has always been my favorite writer of detective fiction. Also good: the great Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar her third overall for her small performance as an African missionary; and Martin Balsam as the director of the line and Mr. The train accidentally gets stopped because of a small avalanche.
When one of these characters is murdered, the rest become suspects. Oleh siocong Synopsis Hercule Poirot, the best detective in the world decides to leave on the Orient Express. Will he solve this murder before the train starts working again? It stars Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman. . John Gielgud is John Gielgud and that in itself is a major plus.