Complex sentence: In the 1970s, Ronald Neame directed the festive favourite "Scrooge" (1970), while adaptations of Agatha Christie stories "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) and "Death on the Nile" (1978) were critically acclaimed.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1970s, Ronald Neame directed the festive favourite "Scrooge" (1970). Two adaptations of Agatha Christie stories "Murder on the Orient Express" (1974) and "Death on the Nile" (1978) were critically acclaimed.