Renowned Belgian investigator Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is heading home on the Orient Express. An American businessman, Samuel Ratchett (Richard Widmark), and his assistants are on board. During the journey, Ratchett is found murdered.
As Ratchett was responsible for the kidnapping and killing of a baby, everyone on the train wanted him dead, so Poirot must now sift through an eccentric group of suspects to find the killer.
This is my first Poirot movie (or anything for that matter) and it was an entertaining "whodunit." Poirot was funny at times (awkward too) and it made his approach at solving a murder on a train an... more
This is my first Poirot movie (or anything for that matter) and it was an entertaining "whodunit." Poirot was funny at times (awkward too) and it made his approach at solving a murder on a train an entertaining prospect. The twist was a decent one and I was hooked from the second the movie started. Fun caper film.
My first introduction to Agatha Christie mysteries when I was a kid. I've been obsessed with her books & film adaptations since! Added Bonus: stellar cast featuring Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman &... more
My first introduction to Agatha Christie mysteries when I was a kid. I've been obsessed with her books & film adaptations since! Added Bonus: stellar cast featuring Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman & Albert Finney with direction by Sidney Lumet!
watched the poirot episode of this story last night and as luck would have it this afternoon another channel is showing this 1974 classic- such a brilliant film with great actors & wonderful sets