‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Trailer Title Card, 1974

‘How We Made The Original Murder On The Orient Express’
With a remake in theaters, the time is right for a quick look back at the making of the original Murder on the Orient Express film in 1974.

The Guardian quote:
“The cast were all such huge stars, yet somehow the film cost only $4.5m. Were there any divas? No, they were well behaved, although Lauren Bacall insisted on having her shoes made in Paris, Albert Finney got paid more because his Hercule Poirot had most of the lines, and Sean Connery got a percentage because he was such a big star. The rest all got paid the same: $100,000 each.”

Leonid Brezhnev 1970s Photo Mondadori And Getty Images Via The Guardian

‘The Soviet 70s: How Russians Made Pools Of Light In The Totalitarian Darkness’
Angus Roxburgh, author of Moscow Calling: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent, writes about his two years living in Soviet Russia in the 1970s.

The Guardian quote:
“Western stations such as the Voice of America, the BBC and Radio Liberty were known collectively as ‘voices’. I remember sometimes hearing their call-signs at night, ringing out in the darkness from a nearby apartment, and you knew that there were people around who thirsted for the truth. Without the invention of radio, the Soviet authorities could have kept their citizens in complete darkness.”

London, 1973 by Norman Craig

‘London In 1973, In All Its Grainy Black And White Glory’
Jump back in time to London, England in 1973. These black & white photographs capture bell-bottomed street scenes, subways, and the theater.

Flashbak quote:
“These wonderful photos of London in 1973 are shown with kind permission of Belfast-born Norman Craig”

Previously on 70s Stories: ‘Brady Bunch’ Slot Machine, Evel Knievel, Wim Wenders