<P> The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ( Albert Finney ) , who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train . The suspects are portrayed by a notably all - star cast , including Lauren Bacall , Ingrid Bergman , Sean Connery , John Gielgud , Vanessa Redgrave , Michael York , Jacqueline Bisset , Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller . The screenplay is by Paul Dehn as well as an uncredited Anthony Shaffer . </P>
who starred in the original orient express movie
Ingrid Bergman Albert Finney Sean Connery John Gielgud Vanessa Redgrave Michael York Jacqueline Bisset Anthony Perkins Wendy Hiller