The film Murder on the Orient Express starring Albert Finney was released in 1974. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it adapted Agatha Christie's 1934 novel about a murder aboard the famous international train.
Finney played Hercule Poirot, who investigates the death of American businessman Samuel Ratchett after the train becomes trapped by snow. The film assembled an unusually prestigious ensemble cast, including Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave and John Gielgud.
The production was both a critical and commercial success. It was made on a reported budget of about $1.4 million and earned approximately $36 million in North America. Ingrid Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, while Finney received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Viewers sometimes confuse this version with the 2017 film starring Kenneth Branagh or with David Suchet's television adaptation. Those are separate productions; the Albert Finney film is specifically the 1974 release.