Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Paul Dehn, based on Agatha Christie's 1934 novel. Albert Finney plays Hercule Poirot, who is asked by a railway director (Martin Balsam) to investigate the murder of an American tycoon (Richard Widmark) aboard the Orient Express. The suspects are played 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 film was a commercial and critical success, and Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.