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Murder on the Oriental Express (1974). Sidney Lumet takes his all-star cast and creates a murder mystery of cyclopean proportions. How he fit all of these monument egos into such tight quarters is probably the greatest mystery. Albert Finney leads the fray as the wonderfully eccentric, world-class detective that just happens to be present on the Orient Express as it is becomes one of the most notorious forensic scenes ever. The rest of the cast deliver monumental performances, all of which culminates into that splendid ending. The flick mysteriously finds expansive balance in its claustrophobic setting, and director Lumet uses his talents with aplomb in the unraveling Christie's murder mystery. Only a few slight years from being a classic proper, MOTOE will forever find its home in said realm.
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