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Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express [videorecording] / Murder on the Orient Express - Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2004] - 1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - 4 3/4 in. - Widescreen DVD collection . - Widescreen DVD collection. .

Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. Widescreen format. Special features: Agatha Christie: a portrait; 4 part series: making 'Murder on the Orient Express', All aboard, The ride, The passengers, The end of the line; theatrical trailer.

Murder on the Orient Express -- Making murder on the orient express -- Agatha Christie: a portrait.

Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music, Richard Rodney Bennett ; costume designer, Tony Walton ; production designer, Tony Walton. Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music, Richard Rodney Bennett ; costume designer, Tony Walton ; production designer, Tony Walton.

Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean Pierre Cassel, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Michael York.

Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When a murder occurs aboard the Orient Express, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train's Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive.

MPAA rating: PG; some materials may not be suitable for children.


DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.


Soundtrack in English and French; closed-captioned.

ISBN: 0792198247 9780792198246

Standard No.: 097360879049 097360879087 883929302512

Publisher. No.: 08790 Paramount

Source: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com

Subjects--Personal Names:
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 --Film adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character)--Drama.
Private investigators--Drama.
Murder--Investigation--Drama.
Orient Express (Express train)--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Films for the hearing impaired.
French language materials.
Feature films--Great Britain.
Crime drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .M884 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/72