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Director:
Carl Schenkel
Writers (WGA):
Agatha Christie (novel)
Stephen Harrigan (teleplay)
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Release Date:
22 April 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Agatha Christie's ultimate whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century.
Plot:
Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Agatha Christie To Get An Update
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 July 2001)
User Comments:
this is dreadful more (31 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Alfred Molina ... Hercule Poirot

Meredith Baxter ... Mrs. Caroline Hubbard
Leslie Caron ... Sra. Alvarado
Amira Casar ... Helena von Strauss

Nicolas Chagrin ... Pierre Michel

Tasha de Vasconcelos ... Vera Rossakoff
David Hunt ... Bob Arbuthnot
Adam James ... William MacQueen

Dylan Smith ... Tony Foscarelli

Peter Strauss ... Mr. Samuel Ratchett
Fritz Wepper ... Wolfgang Bouc
Kai Wiesinger ... Philip von Strauss

Natasha Wightman ... Mary Debenham
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Runtime:
100 min | Germany:85 min | Brazil:93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
Daniel H. Blatt Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While Poirot is examining Ratchett's body for the second time, Ratchett is still breathing. more
Quotes:
Wolfgang Bouc: Poirot?
Hercule Poirot: [distracted] oh, forgive me. My mind was temporarily elsewhere.
Wolfgang Bouc: It's a woman, isn't it?
Hercule Poirot: Regretably, yes.
[sighs]
Hercule Poirot: We are such opposites, Vera and I. She's flamboyant and beautiful; I'm reserved and homely. She'a a thief; I'm a detective.
[They laugh]
Hercule Poirot: The only thing we have in common is the refusal to let the other rule oor life... but I cannot stop her from ruling my thoughts.
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References Fight Club (1999) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
this is dreadful, 27 July 2004
Author: BeafyBear from United States

This is an awful adaptation.

It's so obvious that CBS just dragged this out again to maximize the popularity of Alfred Molina these days (Spiderman 2, Fiddler on the Roof).

The only aspect of this production that held my interest was the set design/art direction. The acting was totally "Movie of the Week", as was the script.

This really did not need to be udpated. Who was it updated for? Those that enjoyed the original will be disappointed.

It's just dreadful.

Avoid it.

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