Film

Murder on the Orient Express 1974

Directed by Sidney Lumet

  • Drama, Thriller, Mystery
  • 128 min
  • PG

The who's who in the whodunnit!

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

DramaThrillerMysterybased on novel or bookrepaymentdetectivepassengerinvestigationorient expresssnowwhodunittrainmurder mystery1930s

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Classical in form, earnest, grave and intimate.

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  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
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