Train-departed Shot from Murder on the Orient Express

The legendary Train-departed shot from Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. If you know about the story behind that, this shot is Oscar worthy! Geoffrey Unsworth is a true master!

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Film & Animation

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• Agatha
• Christie
• Murder
• on
• the
• Orient
• Express
• Movie
• Albert
• Finney

[barnabinobarnabone]

I love this movie and I thought I knew everything about it...but I don't know what's the story behind this scene.

Could you write it here after my comment?

[georgeseurat]

Story part 1: This scene was shot at a train station in Leon. They only booked the train station for one day. Nearly every actor in the movie had a show running back in London, and they had to be back there the next day. It was nearly the end of the day (5:00am in the morning) and this shot was still not yet done.

[georgeseurat]

Story part 2: Time was running out and they needed to take this difficult shot in a short period. What is difficult about this shot is that the camera is zooming in while the train is moving towards the camera. If the cameraman is not steady, the shot will be easily out of focus. This shot is done in one take without any rehearsal before.

[noblinkingnamesleft]

How a genius (Richard Rodney Bennett) writes a film score to complement rather than imitate the scene.

[dhlawrence1985]

This is by far my favourite scene in the movie. Thanks for putting it up!

[cbdebill4]

I always loved this film and the score (I bought the soundtrack LP after seeing the movie when it first opened). Although the train departing scene appears effortless (I didn't know until now how difficult it was), it was one of the scenes that stayed with me long after I left the theatre. The scene has an indefineable quality that is so satisfying.

[runawayfreak]

@danwarren97 david suchet is better as poirot, but that is the only better part of the 2010 version IMO :p

[runawayfreak]

@1prostitutie wel, most people who say that are (like me) rail fans, but apart from that it is the best scene as it is the hardest scene to do. it requires good timing as the camera must follow the logo on the sleeping car, one second to late, he will mis it, to early will look awkward, and the fact that a camera in the 70's is easily out of focus if it follows something in different viewpoints or distances. so therefor I say this is the best shot: because it is the hardest on to do

[1prostitutie]

Why everyone say this is the best scene . Maybe i`m a N00b but ... this is just a train . Damn !

[TheRobertTaggart]

@danwarren97 Finney methinks fine.

[mgxp]

Excellent!

[danwarren97]

this was a brilliant shot from a brilliant film, but I think that David Suchet was a better Poirot than Albert Finney.

[TheRobertTaggart]

The Orient Express - for the more avaricious anorak !

Moi ? - a mere anorak !!

[btomimatsucunard]

Great movie! Love the music! Just wish that they used the trains sound for the train departing.

[remmidemmi01]

Its my favourite scene too, but also I like the end of the film when the snow plough comes through the snow!

Is there someone who can put it in?