(Sidney Lumet, US 1974, 127 min.)

In the first of several lavish Agatha Christie adaptations, Albert Finney stars as the author’s most famous character, detective Hercule Poirot. Returning to England from Istanbul on the title train, Poirot is called upon to solve the murder of the mysterious Mr. Ratchett (the late Richard Widmark). The all-star cast of suspects includes Ingrid Bergman (in an Oscar®-winning turn), Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, and Michael York. Presented through the support of the Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation, in loving memory of Regina Cornell.