Murder on the Orient Express [VHS]
starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset
directed by: Sidney Lumet
directed by: Sidney Lumet
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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
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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- Another Locked Room Mystery
The film begins at the Armstrong home in 1930. Their baby Daisy was kidnapped in the middle of the night. The ransom was paid but Daisy was found slain. Five years later Hercule Poirot is returning from a job. Others arrive on the ferry to Istanbul and the Orient-Express train to Paris. The scenes and costumes provide entertainment and padding. [Would those peddlers be allowed in the train station?] The train travels through the countryside while the people dine and converse. Mr. Ratchet has been ... Read More
Rating: - Starts out slow but has a surprising ending
This movie drags on for the first 35 minutes or so.They could have easily condensed introducing the enormous ensemble of characters into 10 minutes or so.
The first 6 minutes does not have any dialogue.However, it contains important information for the movie.You may want to watch it twice, so that you can catch everything that is going on in the introduction.
The only things that kept me from turning this movie off in the beginning were the costumes and the sets. ... Read More
Rating: 
- Magnificent and Stylish Murder Second to None
This movie is a spectacle to the eye.Scenery and costumes had a definite Art Deco flavor, and the special effects were perfectly combined with one of the greatest casts ever assembled.
The music for the opening credits is polished and sophisticated.The train theme is quite unique and lively.
The only negatives are Mr. Finney's makeup and portrayal, which seemed overly exaggerated and hammy.David Suchet and Peter Ustinov gave more subtle performances with a wider range ... Read More
Rating: - Sleuthing At Its Best
Being a great Agatha Christe fan of her written word it is with great pleasure that I have begun colleting her works to be viewed. A business man with a very shady past is found murdered on the Orient Express and that master of the whodunnit, Hercule Poirot, is there to solve the mystery and identify the guility person before the train reaches the international border crossing point and the local police take over;he agrees to interview the passengers in the Calais Coach to accomplish this.In true ... Read More
Rating: 
- Will never buy from again.
Today i finally got an email back, however it was from amazon telling me that they are refunding me the money for this purchase. It has only been more than a month since i ordered the movie, and i needed it for a class, so needless to say that i had to go elsewhere to purchase the movie. I would not recommend this seller to anyone!
- Another Locked Room MysteryThe film begins at the Armstrong home in 1930. Their baby Daisy was kidnapped in the middle of the night. The ransom was paid but Daisy was found slain. Five years later Hercule Poirot is returning from a job. Others arrive on the ferry to Istanbul and the Orient-Express train to Paris. The scenes and costumes provide entertainment and padding. [Would those peddlers be allowed in the train station?] The train travels through the countryside while the people dine and converse. Mr. Ratchet has been ... Read More
- Starts out slow but has a surprising endingThis movie drags on for the first 35 minutes or so.They could have easily condensed introducing the enormous ensemble of characters into 10 minutes or so.
The first 6 minutes does not have any dialogue.However, it contains important information for the movie.You may want to watch it twice, so that you can catch everything that is going on in the introduction.
The only things that kept me from turning this movie off in the beginning were the costumes and the sets. ... Read More
- Magnificent and Stylish Murder Second to NoneThis movie is a spectacle to the eye.Scenery and costumes had a definite Art Deco flavor, and the special effects were perfectly combined with one of the greatest casts ever assembled.
The music for the opening credits is polished and sophisticated.The train theme is quite unique and lively.
The only negatives are Mr. Finney's makeup and portrayal, which seemed overly exaggerated and hammy.David Suchet and Peter Ustinov gave more subtle performances with a wider range ... Read More
- Sleuthing At Its BestBeing a great Agatha Christe fan of her written word it is with great pleasure that I have begun colleting her works to be viewed. A business man with a very shady past is found murdered on the Orient Express and that master of the whodunnit, Hercule Poirot, is there to solve the mystery and identify the guility person before the train reaches the international border crossing point and the local police take over;he agrees to interview the passengers in the Calais Coach to accomplish this.In true ... Read More
- Will never buy from again.Today i finally got an email back, however it was from amazon telling me that they are refunding me the money for this purchase. It has only been more than a month since i ordered the movie, and i needed it for a class, so needless to say that i had to go elsewhere to purchase the movie. I would not recommend this seller to anyone!
