Oscar-winning homicide thriller with all-star solid is on BBC Two this weekend | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Back in 1974, director Sidney Lumet tailored what might be Agatha Christie’s most well-known homicide thriller novel, except for And Then There Were None.

Murder on the Orient Express, which she penned in 1934, hit cinemas simply 14 months earlier than the writer’s demise.

During that point, she confessed that the movie and Witness for the Prosecution had been the one diversifications of her books that she appreciated.

However, she was disenchanted by Albert Finney’s Poirot for his moustache, which she thought wasn’t extravagant sufficient in contrast on how she described it in her writings.

Perhaps Kenneth Branagh’s monumental tash within the 2017 model would have sufficed?

The 1974 adaptation, just like the remake, boasts an all-star solid together with Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave and Michael York. A crucial success and field workplace smash, the movie was nominated for 5 Oscars, with one win for Bergman within the Best Supporting Actress class.

Murder on the Orient Express is on BBC Two at 5:55pm this Saturday night and shall be streaming on BBC iPlayer for a restricted time afterwards.