Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · 128 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 71,585 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Lumet

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Overview

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,609 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:06:45 - Your ticket, please. - Oh, yes.
00:13:06 Zagreb, Brod, Trieste, Venice, Milan, Lausanne
00:19:50 We start in one minute.
00:26:59 - Poirot. - How's that?
00:33:23 La belle Comtesse.
00:40:52 I should like the Pullman coach reserved
00:44:27 threatening letters, like these.
00:49:29 Mrs. Armstrong gave premature birth to a stillborn child
00:54:11 who handled the Armstrong case.
00:57:52 Did you talk together much?
01:01:40 Could you not see the bolt from the bed?
01:06:10 Ja, and here is my number seven bed.
01:10:42 We, neither of us, woke till after 8.
01:15:11 - and killed herself? - I always travel
01:19:34 as I am sure you are a good and loyal friend to your mistress.
01:24:26 I was yarning with young... What's his name?
01:28:24 My wife returned to England, where there is irrefutable evidence
01:32:45 Enfin, doctor?
01:37:55 should have heard of the notorious Armstrong case.
01:41:58 that this handkerchief, bearing the initial H...
01:45:54 Twelve. Twelve.
01:50:15 No.
01:57:17 I was being forced into the theory
14:00:00 And 27 cents.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,609
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:06:45
Final line14:00:00

Production Record

DirectorSidney Lumet
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,400,000
Revenue$35,700,000
IMDb votes71,585