Murder on the Orient Express (Original title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 06 April 1975 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Sidney Lumet
Synopsis: Period detective drama. A snow-drift prevents the Orient Express from continuing its three-day journey across Europe. The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot becomes involved in a case in which the murderer could be any one of the aristocratic high-ranking and eccentric passengers on board the train.
Genre: Detective drama
Subjects: Trains, Orient Express (London to Venice)
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 131 mins Length: 11796 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: EMI and the ‘pre-heritage’ period filmAuthor: MONK, ClaireArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the series of period dramas produced by EMI in the 1970s and early 1980s, placing them within their industrial and cultural context and examining their relationship with the post-1979 'heritage film' cycle. Discusses a range of titles including 'The Boy Friend' (1971), 'Lady Caroline Lamb' (1972), 'That'll Be the Day' (1973), 'A Passage to India' (1984) and four Agatha Christie adaptations produced in partnership with GW Films. Part of the special issue 'EMI Films and British Cinema History'.
In: Cinema Retro v2 n6 Autumn 2006 Pages: 38-41
Title: Michael York: conduct becomingAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Second of a two-part interview with Michael York, who discus ses his career highlights from the 1970s.
In: Cinema Business n16 Jul/Aug 2005 Page: 24
Title: Classic train movies screened in West EndArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Screenings of SOME LIKE IT HOT, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS The GENERAL and NORTH BY NORTHWEST at the Prince Charles in London are being sponsored by Virgin Trains to tie-in with their latest advertising campaign.
In: American Cinematographer v85 n12 December 2004 Page: 20,22
Title: DVD PlaybackAuthor: SWEENEY, Kenneth Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n3 March 2003 Page: 43
Title: Score: reviews of CDsAuthor: ARMSTRONG, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n621 August 2002 Page: 90
Title: The Agatha Christie CollectionAuthor: WIGMORE, Gareth Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n135 September 2000 Page: 126
Title: Video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v15 n1 1987 Pages: 36-42
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v15 n1 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v21 n4 January 1975 Pages: 35-36
Title: [Films and Filming - v21 n4 January 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10119 1 Feb 1975 Page: note on box office receipts 1
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10119 1 Feb 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10110 23 Nov 1974 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10110 23 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10110 23 Nov 1974 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10110 23 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: On production.
In: Focus on Film n19 Autumn 1974 Pages: Autumn 8-9
Title: [Focus on Film - n19 Autumn 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10078 13 Apr 1974 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10078 13 Apr 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10067 26 Jan 1974 Page: 1
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10067 26 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on the production.
In: Variety 20 Nov 1974 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 20 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10111 30 Nov 1974 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10111 30 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v24 n12 December 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Film Review - v24 n12 December 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: About Albert Finney's role.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n491 December 1974 Pages: 279-280
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n491 December 1974: no known title]Language: English
Author: LEITCH, Thomas M. Pages: xv, 383 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11365 FeetStock date: 1970Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-112514
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376474
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376475
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(4)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-112515
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11456 FeetBFI identifier: C-1162156
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11365 FeetStock date: 1970Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-112514
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-112516
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 06 April 1975 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Sidney Lumet
Synopsis: Period detective drama. A snow-drift prevents the Orient Express from continuing its three-day journey across Europe. The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot becomes involved in a case in which the murderer could be any one of the aristocratic high-ranking and eccentric passengers on board the train.
Genre: Detective drama
Subjects: Trains, Orient Express (London to Venice)
Releases
Date: 1974Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 131 mins Length: 11796 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(51)
©: EMI Film Distributors Ltd., Made by: G.W. Films, Produced by: John Brabourne, Richard Goodwin, Production Associate: Richard Du Vivier, Unit Manager: Jim Brennan, Production Manager: Jack Causey, French Production Manager: Louis Fleury, Location Manager: Norton Knatchbull, Production Secretary: Elisabeth Woodthorpe, Assistant Director (1st): Ted Sturgis, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Richard Jenkins, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: John Downes, Continuity: Angela Allen, Screenplay by: Paul Dehn, [Screenplay]: Anthony Shaffer, Based on the novel by: Agatha Christie, Photographed by: Geoffrey Unsworth, Camera Operator: Peter MacDonald, [Focus Puller]: John Campbell, [Assistant Camera]: Cedric James, [Stills]: Joe Pearce, Process photography: Charles Staffell, Edited by: Anne V. Coates, Montage Sequences and Titles by: Richard Williams Studio, Assistant Editor: Richard Hiscott, [Assistant Editor (2nd)]: Mick Monks, Production Design and Costumes by: Tony Walton, Art Director: Jack Stephens, [Assistant Art Director]: Simon Holland, [Draughtsman]: John Siddall, [Scenic Artist]: Tony Strong, E.W. Brister, Wardrobe: Brenda Dabbs, Make-up: Charles Parker, Make-up: Stuart Freeborn, Make-up: John O'Gorman, Hairdressing Supervisor: Ramon Gow, Ms Bergman's & Mr Finney's Hair by: Leonard of London, Music Composed by: Richard Rodney Bennett, Music Played by: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, [Orchestra] Conducted by: Marcus Dods, Sound: Peter Handford, Bill Rowe, [Sound Camera Operator]: Trevor Rutherford, [Sound Maintenance]: Nick Flowers, [Boom Operator]: David Stephenson, Sound Editor: Jonathan Bates, [Unit Publicist]: Catherine O'Brien, Studio: Elstree Studios
Cast
(21)
Albert Finney (Hercule Poirot), Lauren Bacall (Mrs Hubbard), Martin Balsam (Bianchi), Ingrid Bergman (Greta Ohlsson), Jacqueline Bisset (Countess Andrenyi), Jean Pierre Cassel (Pierre Paul Michel), Sean Connery (Colonel Arbuthnot), John Gielgud (Beddoes), Wendy Hiller (Princess Dragomiroff), Anthony Perkins (Hector McQueen), Vanessa Redgrave (Mary Debenham), Rachel Roberts (Hildegarde Schmidt), Richard Widmark (Ratchett), Michael York (Count Andrenyi), Colin Blakely (Hardman), George Coulouris (Dr Constantine), Denis Quilley (Gino Foscarelli), Vernon Dobtcheff (Concierge), Jeremy Lloyd (ADC), John Moffatt (chief attendant), George Silver ([chef])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(19)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v18 n1 2021 Pages: 50-76Title: EMI and the ‘pre-heritage’ period filmAuthor: MONK, ClaireArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the series of period dramas produced by EMI in the 1970s and early 1980s, placing them within their industrial and cultural context and examining their relationship with the post-1979 'heritage film' cycle. Discusses a range of titles including 'The Boy Friend' (1971), 'Lady Caroline Lamb' (1972), 'That'll Be the Day' (1973), 'A Passage to India' (1984) and four Agatha Christie adaptations produced in partnership with GW Films. Part of the special issue 'EMI Films and British Cinema History'.
In: Cinema Retro v2 n6 Autumn 2006 Pages: 38-41
Title: Michael York: conduct becomingAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Second of a two-part interview with Michael York, who discus ses his career highlights from the 1970s.
In: Cinema Business n16 Jul/Aug 2005 Page: 24
Title: Classic train movies screened in West EndArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Screenings of SOME LIKE IT HOT, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS The GENERAL and NORTH BY NORTHWEST at the Prince Charles in London are being sponsored by Virgin Trains to tie-in with their latest advertising campaign.
In: American Cinematographer v85 n12 December 2004 Page: 20,22
Title: DVD PlaybackAuthor: SWEENEY, Kenneth Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n3 March 2003 Page: 43
Title: Score: reviews of CDsAuthor: ARMSTRONG, Stephen Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n621 August 2002 Page: 90
Title: The Agatha Christie CollectionAuthor: WIGMORE, Gareth Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n135 September 2000 Page: 126
Title: Video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v15 n1 1987 Pages: 36-42
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v15 n1 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v21 n4 January 1975 Pages: 35-36
Title: [Films and Filming - v21 n4 January 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10119 1 Feb 1975 Page: note on box office receipts 1
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10119 1 Feb 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10110 23 Nov 1974 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10110 23 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10110 23 Nov 1974 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10110 23 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: On production.
In: Focus on Film n19 Autumn 1974 Pages: Autumn 8-9
Title: [Focus on Film - n19 Autumn 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10078 13 Apr 1974 Page: 8
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10078 13 Apr 1974: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema TV Today n10067 26 Jan 1974 Page: 1
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10067 26 Jan 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on the production.
In: Variety 20 Nov 1974 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 20 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema TV Today n10111 30 Nov 1974 Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10111 30 Nov 1974: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Review v24 n12 December 1974 Page: 18
Title: [Film Review - v24 n12 December 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: About Albert Finney's role.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n491 December 1974 Pages: 279-280
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n491 December 1974: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Crime filmsAuthor: LEITCH, Thomas M. Pages: xv, 383 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11365 FeetStock date: 1970Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-112514
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(2)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376474
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376475
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(4)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-112515
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11456 FeetBFI identifier: C-1162156
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11365 FeetStock date: 1970Stock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-112514
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-112516
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status