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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point points since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/MartinBalsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* FakeNationality: The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count and Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the [[FakeAmerican Italian-American Foscarelli]] are all portrayed by British actors, while the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.

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The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count and Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the [[FakeAmerican Italian-American Foscarelli]] are all portrayed by British actors, while the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Deliberately invoked. Creator/SidneyLumet thought the best way to assemble an AllStarCast was to hire the biggest star first; at the time, that was Creator/SeanConnery. It worked; Creator/RichardWidmark signed on to play [[spoiler:the victim]] for no other reason than to meet the other stars.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Deliberately invoked. Creator/SidneyLumet thought the best way to assemble an AllStarCast was to hire the biggest star first; at the time, that was Creator/SeanConnery. It worked; Creator/RichardWidmark signed on to play [[spoiler:the victim]] for no other reason than to meet the other stars. Lauren Bacall noted in her memoirs that many of the cast were eager to work with Albert Finney once he was signed on.
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* FakeNationality: The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count and Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the [[FakeAmerican Italian-American Foscarelli]] are all played by British actors, while the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.
** On the other side, Swedish Greta Ohlsson and French Pierre-Paul Michel are played by a Swede and a Frenchman respectively (a rare time Creator/IngridBergman could play a character of her nationality), and most of the American and British characters are played by American and British actors.

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* FakeNationality: The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count and Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the [[FakeAmerican Italian-American Foscarelli]] are all played portrayed by British actors, while the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.
** On the other side, hand, the Swedish Greta Ohlsson and French Pierre-Paul Michel are actually played by a Swede and a Frenchman respectively (a (the former being a rare time instance of Creator/IngridBergman could play playing a character of her own nationality), and most of the American and British characters are played by American and British actors.
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** On the other side, Swedish Greta Ohlsson and French Pierre-Paul Michel are played by a Swede and a Frenchman respectively (a rare time Creator/IngridBergman could play a character of her nationality,) and most of the American and British characters are played by American and British actors.

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** On the other side, Swedish Greta Ohlsson and French Pierre-Paul Michel are played by a Swede and a Frenchman respectively (a rare time Creator/IngridBergman could play a character of her nationality,) nationality), and most of the American and British characters are played by American and British actors.
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* FakeNationality: The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count & Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the Italian-American Foscarelli are all played by British actors; and the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.

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* FakeNationality: The Belgian Poirot, the [[FakeRussian Russian Princess Dragomiroff]], the Hungarian Count & and Countess Andrenyi, the German Hildegarde Schmidt, the Greek Dr. Constantine, and the [[FakeAmerican Italian-American Foscarelli Foscarelli]] are all played by British actors; and actors, while the Italian Bianchi is played by an American.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, Rachel Roberts, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, Rachel Roberts, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, Creator/RachelRoberts, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, Creator/RachelRoberts, Rachel Roberts, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.

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* AllStarCast: The film stars Creator/AlbertFinney, Creator/LaurenBacall, Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/IngridBergman, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JacquelineBisset, Creator/AnthonyPerkins, Martin Balsam, Creator/RichardWidmark, Creator/JeanPierreCassel, Sir Creator/JohnGielgud, Creator/RachelRoberts, and Dame Creator/WendyHiller, among others. Bonus point since they are not only international stars, but also all famous in their respective countries.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Deliberately invoked. Creator/SidneyLumet thought the best way to assemble an AllStarCast was to hire the biggest star first; at the time, that was Creator/SeanConnery. It worked; Richard Widmark signed on to play [[spoiler:the victim]] for no other reason than to meet the other stars.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Deliberately invoked. Creator/SidneyLumet thought the best way to assemble an AllStarCast was to hire the biggest star first; at the time, that was Creator/SeanConnery. It worked; Richard Widmark Creator/RichardWidmark signed on to play [[spoiler:the victim]] for no other reason than to meet the other stars.
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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the film's London premiere in November 1974. It was the only screen adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though she was reportedly unimpressed with Finney's version of her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.

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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the film's London premiere in November 1974. It was the only screen adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though she was reportedly unimpressed with Finney's version of her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: appearance; she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.
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* ProductionPosse: Lumet had previously directed Creator/SeanConnery in ''The Hill'', ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'', ''The Offence''; and they'd work together again in ''Film/FamilyBusiness''.

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* ProductionPosse: Lumet had previously directed Creator/SeanConnery in ''The Hill'', ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'', and ''The Offence''; and they'd work together again in ''Film/FamilyBusiness''.
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* ProductionPosse: Lumet previously directed Creator/SeanConnery in ''The Hill'', ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'', ''The Offence''; and they'd work together again in ''Film/FamilyBusiness''.

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* ProductionPosse: Lumet had previously directed Creator/SeanConnery in ''The Hill'', ''Film/TheAndersonTapes'', ''The Offence''; and they'd work together again in ''Film/FamilyBusiness''.



** Creator/SidneyLumet wanted Creator/MarleneDietrich for Princess Dragomiroff, but she refused to come out of retirement.

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** Creator/SidneyLumet Lumet wanted Creator/MarleneDietrich for Princess Dragomiroff, but she refused to come out of retirement.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SidneyLumet was best known for directing serious, gritty crime dramas set in New York. This isn't one of those.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Or rather Directing Against Type. Creator/SidneyLumet was best known for directing serious, gritty crime dramas set in New York. This isn't one of those.
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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the film's premiere in November 1974. It was the only screen adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though she was reportedly unimpressed with Finney's version of her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.

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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the film's London premiere in November 1974. It was the only screen adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though she was reportedly unimpressed with Finney's version of her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.
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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the movie premiere in November 1974. It was the only film adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though was reportedly unimpressed with her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.

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* CreatorPreferredAdaptation: 84-year-old Creator/AgathaChristie attended the movie film's premiere in November 1974. It was the only film screen adaptation of one of her works made in her lifetime that she was completely satisfied with. In particular, she felt that Creator/AlbertFinney's performance came closest to her idea of Poirot (though she was reportedly unimpressed with Finney's version of her sleuth's moustache). The premiere would be her final public appearance: she died fourteen months later, on January 12, 1976.

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