Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Death on the Nile DVD cover Country UK Directed by Sidney Lumet Release Date 1974 Main Cast Character Actor Hercule Poirot Albert Finney Mrs. Hubbard Lauren Bacall Bianchi Martin Balsam Greta Ohlsson Ingrid Bergman Countess Andreyni Jacqueline Bisset Pierre Jean-Pierre Cassel Col. Arbuthnot Sean Connery Edward Beddoes John Gielgud Princess Dragomiroff Wendy Hiller Hector McQueen Anthony Perkins

Murder on the Orient Express is the 1974 feature film adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Albert Finney stars in the film as the legendary French detective Hercule Poirot, who must solve a murder that has occurred on an express train that is caught in the middle of the snowstorm. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and the cast included Sean Connery, Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam and Ingrid Bergman, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. The novel would later be adapted again as a 2017 feature film that was directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh as Poirot.

The following weapons were used in the film Murder on the Orient Express (1974):

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Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket

On board the train, Ratchett (Richard Widmark) shows Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) a nickel Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket that he said he keeps under his pillow as he sleeps. Poirot later removes the pistol from under Ratchett's pillow after he is found murdered.

Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket Nickel - .25 ACP

Ratchett shows Poirot his Model 1908 Vest Pocket.

Poirot shows Bianchi (Martin Balsam) the nickel Colt that was under Ratchett's pillow.

Poirot with the Colt Vest Pocket.

Ratchett's Colt Model 1908 is placed among the murder clues displayed in the final scene.