| Edition |
Widescreen presentation. |
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c1974. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 127 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Widescreen DVD collection |
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Widescreen DVD collection.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
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Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. |
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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. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Geoffrey Unsworth ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music composer, Richard Rodney Bennett ; costume designer, Tony Walton ; production designer, Tony Walton. |
| Cast |
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. |
| Summary |
Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; some materials may not be suitable for children. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono. |
| Language |
Soundtrack in English and French; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- Film adaptations.
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Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Private investigators -- Drama.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Brabourne, John.
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Goodwin, Robert (Medium)
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Dehn, Paul, 1912-1976.
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Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011.
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
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Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014
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Balsam, Martin, 1919-1996.
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Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982.
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Bisset, Jacqueline, 1944-
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Cassel, Jean-Pierre, 1932-2007.
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Connery, Sean.
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
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Hiller, Wendy, 1912-2003.
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Unsworth, Geoffrey, 1914-1978.
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Coates, Anne V.
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Walton, Tony, 1934-2022
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Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Murder on the Orient Express.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| Note |
Title on container: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express |
| ISBN |
0792198247 |
| Standard No. |
097360879049 |
| Music No. |
08790 Paramount |
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