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Murder On The Orient Express > Credits and Details
Directed by
Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet  
Written by
Paul Dehn Paul Dehn  
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie  
Anthony Shaffer Anthony Shaffer  
Cast
Albert Finney Albert Finney ... Hercule Poirot
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall ... Mrs. Hubbard
Martin Balsam Martin Balsam ... Bianchi
Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman ... Greta
Jacqueline Bisset Jacqueline Bisset ... Countess Andrenyi
Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Pierre (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
Sean Connery Sean Connery ... Col. Arbuthnot
John Gielgud John Gielgud ... Beddoes
Wendy Hiller Wendy Hiller ... Princess Dragomiroff
Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins ... McQueen
Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave ... Mary Debenham
Rachel Roberts Rachel Roberts ... Hildegarde
Richard Widmark Richard Widmark ... Ratchett
Michael York Michael York ... Count Andrenyi
Colin Blakely Colin Blakely ... Hardman
George Coulouris George Coulouris ... Doctor
Denis Quilley Denis Quilley ... Foscarelli
Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff ... Concierge
Jeremy Lloyd Jeremy Lloyd ... A.D.C.
John Moffatt John Moffatt ... Chief Attendant
Uncredited Cast
Andrew Andreas Andrew Andreas ... Waiter
Vic Chapman Vic Chapman ... Reporter
David de Keyser David de Keyser ... Turkish Ticket Collector (voice)
Leon Lissek Leon Lissek ... Dining Car Steward
Robert Rietty Robert Rietty ... Loudspeaker
George Silver George Silver ... Chef
Leslie Soden Leslie Soden ... Turkish pianist in the hotel
Vic Tablian Vic Tablian ... Hawker
Nubar Terziyan Nubar Terziyan ... Traveling Salesman
Produced by
John Brabourne John Brabourne  
Richard Goodwin Richard Goodwin  
Original Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett Richard Rodney Bennett  
Additional Info
Premiere: November 21, 1974
Theatrical Release: November 24, 1974
DVD Release: September 07, 2004
Blu-ray Release: February 08, 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Distributor: Paramount Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

7.2 / 10

Metacritic

62 / 100

Production Companies
EMI Film Distributors (as Nat Cohen presents for EMI FIlm Distributors Ltd.)
G.W. Films Limited (made by) (as G.W. Films Ltd.)
Distributors
Paramount Pictures
  (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
HBO Max
  (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD)
Paramount Home Entertainment
  (2004) (USA) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment
  (1998) (USA) (VHS)
The Criterion Channel
  (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital)
Filming Locations
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Buckettsland Lane, Well End, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Doubs, France
  (Exterior) (running shots of the train)
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  (Studio)
France
  (made on location in)
Gare de l'Est, Paris 10, Paris, France
  (railway station/train platform scenes)
Hertfordshire, England, UK
High Canons, Buckettsland Lane, Well End, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  (Armstrong House in Long Island, New York)
Istanbul, Turkey
  (Exterior)
Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont, Doubs, France
  (train stuck in snow)
Montbenoît, Doubs, France
  (train passing over a bridge)
Pontarlier, Doubs, France
  (running shots of the train)
Salacak, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
  (Debenham and Arbuthnott taking the ferry to cross the Bosphorus)
Stage 1, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  (demolished in 1989)
Stage 3, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  (train interior scenes) (burned down on January 24, 1979; later rebuilt the same year and demolished in 1989)
Stage 4, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  (demolished in 1989)
Turkey
  (made on location in)
UK
Well End, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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