Murder on the Orient Express (1974)?

[rkolinski]

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"Murder on the Orient Express" Trailer

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"Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet (The Verdict, Network), starring Albert Finney (Skyfall, The Duellists) as Hercule Poirot, and based on the 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie." The rest of the cast includes: Lauren Bacall (How to Marry a Millionaire, Misery), Martin Balsam (12 Angry Men, Breakfast at Tiffany's), Ingrid Bergman (Notorious, Spellbound), Jacqueline Bisset (The Deep, Airport), Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Army of Shadows), Sean Connery (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Thunderball), John Gielgud (The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Elephant Man), Wendy Hiller (Voyage of the Damned), Anthony Perkins (Psycho, The Trial), Vanessa Redgrave (Camelot, Atomement), Rachel Roberts (Picnic at Hanging Rock), Richard Widmark (Panic in the Streets, How the West Was Won), Michael York (Romeo and Juliet, Cabaret), and George Coulouris (Citizen Kane). The film was the 11th highest grossing film in 1974 and currently holds a 100% "Fresh" rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes. It received 6 Academy Award nominations (including a win for Ingrid Bergman and a nomination for Best Cinematography) and 10 BAFTA nominations (including wins for John Gielgud and Ingrid Bergman). The music score was nominated for an Oscar and won a BAFTA.

[Seymour]

WB got it from Paramount. Maybe next year?

[Akijama]

I'm a sucker for good mysteries, so count me in

[duggie walker]

It's beautifully shot so - even though it's largely set on a train - it should look great on Blu-ray. It's real Sunday evening, comfort-food viewing.

[dragon53]

Any news on when this is going to be released in the US?

[Dragon78]

Still disappointed this didn't get a Blu Ray release when the remake came out.

[bigbadwoppet]

Originally Posted by Dragon78

Still disappointed this didn't get a Blu Ray release when the remake came out.

Even worse to know there's a gorgeous restored edition on region B.

[Mikezilla3k]

Paramount will probably release it in their Presents line when Death On The Nile comes out.

[bigbadwoppet]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Paramount will probably release it in their Presents line when Death On The Nile comes out.

Too optimistic, I think. It wouldn't surprise me if we got an old master on MOD.

The saddest part is that even a good transfer would be in 1.78:1 while the Studio Canal release is more accurate to the theatrical aspect ratio.

If SC were to release this on UHD, that'd be the clincher to finally buy a player.

[hewylewis]

Why hasn't this movie gotten a US release yet? Is it an international rights issue?

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by hewylewis

Why hasn't this movie gotten a US release yet? Is it an international rights issue?

Yep. It was a British-produced film. StudioCanal controls it there now and has done a nice remastered BD, presumably using the original elements they control..

Paramount had American rights to the film, but hasn't bothered to do a BD.

Interestingly though, SC licensed the making of doc that Paramount made for their DVD back in the day, and included it on their BD.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Being region-free has its perks!