Murder on the Orient Express, 1974

Lumet directed the film adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic from the 1930s, in which a wealthy

American is murdered and there's no shortage of suspects from various nationalities and social classes.

Among the characters are a Russian princess, an English colonel and a Swedish missionary. The

luminous cast includes everyone from Lauren Bacall and Sean Connery to John Gielgud and Ingrid

Bergman, who won an Oscar for her role.