Director Philip Martin Writers Agatha Christie Stewart Harcourt Stars David Suchet Tristan Shepherd Sam Crane See production, box office & company info Watch on This particular caper follows Detective Poirot as he investigates the titular event: a wealthy man is found dead on the train, the Orient Express. The original air date was 11 July 2010 in the United States, and it was aired on Christmas Day 2010 in the UK. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. Cassetti collected a significant ransom from the wealthy Armstrong family, then revealed that he had already killed the child. "[41] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone found that there were many dull moments and that the film was a needless remake. The ending dwells on Poirot's horror at the act of mob justice and his moral conflict, in view of his Catholic faith and commitment to the law, when he decides not to tell the Yugoslavian police what he knows. [12], On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. Other passengers include American widow Caroline Hubbard; English governess Mary Debenham; Swedish missionary Greta Ohlsson; American businessman Samuel Ratchett, with his secretary/translator Hector MacQueen, and his English valet Edward Henry Masterman; Italian-American car salesman Antonio Foscarelli; Russian Princess Natalia Dragomiroff and her German maid Hildegarde Schmidt; Hungarian Count Rudolph Andrenyi and his wife Elena; English Colonel John Arbuthnot; American salesman Cyrus B. Hardman; and Greek medical doctor Stavros Constantine. Albert Finney is Poirot, and some of the other major players include LAuren Bacall, Ingrid BErgman, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Widmark, Vanessa Redgrave, and many more. WebBased on the novel by Agatha Christie, Branagh's colorful, fluid Murder on the Orient Express is a worthy companion to the book's previous big-screen adaptation, Sidney Lumet's 1974 version. WebMurder on the Orient Express is a novel by Agatha Christie that was first published in 1934. Dr. Stavros Constantine - a Greek physician, who after the murder, determines Ratchett's time of death. Crime Drama Mystery Poirot investigates the murder of a shady American businessman stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express when it is blocked by a blizzard in Croatia. The US title of Murder in the Calais Coach was used to avoid confusion with the 1932 Graham Greene novel Stamboul Train, which had been published in the United States as Orient Express.[6]. Her grieving husband, Colonel Armstrong, shot himself, and Daisy's French nursemaid, Susanne, was accused of aiding Cassetti and committed suicide, only to be found innocent afterwards. [58] On November 20, 2017, 20th Century Fox announced that a sequel, Death on the Nile, based on the 1937 novel of the same name, was in active development, with Michael Green, screenwriter of the first film, returning to write the screenplay. c.1934, Lawrence E. Spivak, Abridged edition, 126 pp. Debenham was Helena and Daisy's governess; Foscarelli was the Armstrongs' chauffeur and a suspect in the kidnapping; Masterman was Col. Armstrong's valet; Michel is Susanne's father and the person who procured the false second uniform; Hubbard is actually actress Linda Arden (Daisy's grandmother and Sonia and Helena's mother); Schmidt was the Armstrongs' cook; and Ohlsson was Daisy's nurse. The film starred Albert Finney as Poirot, Martin Balsam as Signor Bianchi, George Coulouris as Dr Constantine, and Richard Widmark as Ratchett/Cassetti, with the remaining cast of suspects including Sean Connery (Arbuthnot), Lauren Bacall (Mrs Hubbard), Anthony Perkins (MacQueen), John Gielgud (Beddoes), Michael York (Count Andrenyi), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Pierre Michel), Jacqueline Bisset (Countess Andrenyi), Wendy Hiller (Princess Dragomiroff), Vanessa Redgrave (Mary Debenham), Rachel Roberts (Hildegarde Schmidt), Colin Blakely (Hardman), Denis Quilley (Foscarelli), and Ingrid Bergman, who won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Greta Ohlsson. The obsessive-compulsivewho seeks balance in life, and considers his case-solving ability to see a lie amid truth to be a curse wants to rest in Istanbul, but must return to London for another case. 2h 7m, Distributor: WebMurder on the Orient Express is a novel by Agatha Christie that was first published in 1934. Poirot is portrayed as significantly younger and less eccentric than Christie's detective, and is given a subplot involving a romantic relationship with Vera Rosakoff, who is loosely based on an infrequently recurring character of the same name. WebMurder on the Orient Express is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Lumet went to Sean Connery first, who admitted that he had been "stupidly flattered" by Lumet saying that if you get the biggest star, the rest will come along. The main character, Suguro Takeru, modeled on Hercule Poirot, was played by actor Nomura Mansai. I was mistaken.") Club rated the film a C+ and complained that Branagh's "erratic directionmore interested in cut glass and overhead shots than in suspicions and uncertaintiesbungles both the perfect puzzle logic of the crime and its devious solution. Cyrus Hardman an ex-American Policeman who was in love with Daisy's French nurse, who committed suicide after Daisy was killed. Genre: Production Co: John Moffatt starred as Poirot in a five-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation by Michael Bakewell, directed by Enyd Williams, and originally broadcast from 28 December 1992 1 January 1993. Ingrid Bergman and Albert Finney actually take the trouble to bother to act. "[34] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 46critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". It used some of the same 65mm film cameras as Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which Branagh had acted in shortly before the production. Colonel John Arbuthnot Colonel Armstrong's best friend who is in love with Mary Debenham. The next morning, with the train still stalled, Bouc informs Poirot that Ratchett has been murdered and the murderer is still aboard, having no way to escape in the snow. A thoroughly modernized and poorly received made-for-TV version starring Alfred Molina as Poirot was presented by CBS in 2001. The opening of the film shows news clippings of the 1930 kidnapping of Daisy Armstrong, who is later found murdered. The family's nursemaid Susanne was wrongly suspected of complicity, leading to her being arrested and subsequent suicide in police custody, only to be found innocent afterwards. Other stars included Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, and Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her role as Greta Ohlsson. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. [13], Flooding from rainfall that washed sections of track away in December 1931 halted Christie's return from her husband's archaeological dig at Nineveh aboard an Orient Express for 24 hours. Director Kenneth Branagh Writers Michael Green Agatha Christie Stars Kenneth Branagh Penlope Cruz Willem Dafoe See production, box office & company info Watch on Freevee Watch Free on Freevee More While inspecting the passengers' luggage, Poirot is surprised to find the label on Countess Andrenyi's luggage is wet and that her passport is smudged, Schmidt's bag contains the uniform in question, and Poirot's own luggage contains the red kimono, recently hidden there. 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WebFull Title: Murder on the Orient Express When Written: 1929-1933 Where Written: Istanbul, Turkey When Published: 1934 Literary Period: Golden Age of detective fiction Genre: Mystery Setting: A train car en route from Istanbul to Calais Climax: The revelation that all twelve passengers murdered Ratchett Antagonist: Mr. Ratchett, formerly Cassetti Poirot interviews the passengers and Pierre. When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case. Other stars included Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, and Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her role as Greta Ohlsson. [10] On November 20, 2015, it was announced that Branagh would both direct the film and star in the role of detective Hercule Poirot. Unfortunately the story is lame and unbelievable. Murder on the Orient Express is Christies most famous work, with 3 movies based on it. Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of Murder on the Orient Express, scene by scene break-downs, and more. [7] The film grossed over $351million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of the cast and production values, but some criticism for the screenplay and for not adding anything new to previous adaptations. Beddoes: I am reading "Love's Captive," by Mrs. Arabella Richardson. In addition to self-incriminating revelations Poirot had managed to extract from Hardman, McQueen, Schmidt, and the Princess, the detective has deduced Countess Elena is actually Mrs. Armstrong's younger sister, Helena. On 16 June 2015, 20th Century Fox hired Kenneth Branagh to direct and star as Poirot in another film adaptation of the story,[17] which was released on 3 November 2017. When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case. 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