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Murder on the Orient Express
Series 12 - Episode 3- Jessica Chastain guest stars when Poirot looks into the murder of a ruthless American businessman on the Orient Express from Istanbul. The detective makes a life-changing decision.
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Traveling from Istanbul to London on the luxurious Orient Express, Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) must solve the murder of an unsavory businessman. Dame Agatha Christie's quintessential mystery is brought to life by an all-star cast including Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Eileen Atkins (The Crown), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Barbara Hershey (Hannah and Her Sisters), and Toby Jones (Detectorists). Seen on Masterpiece Mystery! in 2010. 90 min, 1 DVD. SDH.
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Terrific!
Review by Rachael on 04/23/22 review stating Terrific!
A tantalizing version of a classic whodunit. Well acted. a brilliant performance of Poirot. Keeps you guessing to the end. Highly recommend.
I am writing only because
Review by Ginger on 02/17/22 review stating I am writing only because
I am writing only because I have not previewed the product, but when I queried when I did not get the second DVD I ordered the customer service person was polite. She informed me that they were on back order and I would receive it in September. It is now mid-August and it is here. It is a Christmas present for my granddaughter and her husband. I am very happy to be able to give it as a gift in the future.
Perfect! It's Agatha Christie![?]
Review by LISA on 10/26/21 review stating Perfect! It's Agatha Christie![?]
Perfect! It's Agatha Christie![?]
agatha Christies stories are ageless
Review by Nancy on 08/15/21 review stating agatha Christies stories are ageless
agatha Christies stories are ageless
Great cast
Review by R E. on 07/30/21 review stating Great cast
Alway enjoyed a good whodunit
Poirot Orient Express
Review by George on 06/05/21 review stating Poirot Orient Express
Poirot Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express is undoubtedly one of Agatha Christie's greatest mystery novels.
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
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The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
More about this story
A group of passengers trapped on the Orient Express in a snow storm with a murdered body and a Belgian detective to keep them company: Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous stories. It's an intricate mystery revolving around a group of characters cut off from the world where Poirot exhibits not only the power of his little grey cells but his concern and compassion for humanity.
The underlying plot of the story was one Agatha Christie pulled from the headlines at the time, the abduction of Charles Lindbergh’s son, a traumatic real-life mystery involving murder and extortion that had yet to be solved when Murder on the Orient Express was published. As for the setting, Christie had long professed a love of the Orient Express, finally achieving her dream of travelling on it in 1928 with her first solo trip abroad. In writing the story, she painstakingly noted the details of the carriages; clues such as the position of door handles would prove vital to Poirot’s investigation. Several fans, in fact, have followed in Christie’s footsteps, double-checking her descriptions.
Need it be said – the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end.
Times Literary Supplement
2017 welcomed the release of a 20th Century Fox feature film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also took on the role of Hercule Poirot. Joining him are Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp as Ratchett, Willem Dafoe as Hardman, Michelle Pfeiffer as Mrs. Hubbard, Judi Dench portraying Princess Dragomiroff, Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham, Tom Bateman as Bouc, Derek Jacobi portraying Masterman, and Leslie Odom Jr. playing Doctor Arbuthnot. Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari played Michel, Josh Gad portrayed Hector MacQueen, and Lucy Boynton plays Countess Andrenyi. Discover more about the adaptation here.
The first adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express was the award-winning 1974 film featuring an all-star cast and Albert Finney as Poirot. Other stars included Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, and Ingrid Bergman, who won an Oscar for her role as Greta Ohlsson. The film won nine awards in total and had an additional sixteen nominations in
1975. It was remade for TV in 2001, with Alfred Molina as Poirot.
The story was adapted in 2004 by BBC Radio 4 with John Moffatt in the role of Poirot. 2006 saw the story become a PC game. Playing as a new character, Antoinette Marceau, gamers work alongside Poirot to solve the mystery of Ratchett’s death. In 2007 the story became a graphic novel, adapted by François Rivière, but it wasn’t until 2010 that David Suchet appeared on the famous train. David Suchet also did the Poirot voice-over in the PC game. Although generally faithful to the original novel, this TV film emphasised the religious and moral themes of the story as Poirot grappled with the nature of justice, clearly struggling with his final decision.
Did you know?
Murder on the Orient Express first appeared as a serialisation in the Saturday Evening Post under the title Murder on the Calais Coach.
Murder on the Orient Express was ranked second in 2015's World Favourite Christie vote.
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