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The Mystery of the Blue Train

  • Episode aired Dec 11, 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
2.4K
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David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
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Poirot investigates the brutal murder of an American heiress and the theft of a fabulous ruby on the Blue Train between Calais and Nice.Poirot investigates the brutal murder of an American heiress and the theft of a fabulous ruby on the Blue Train between Calais and Nice.Poirot investigates the brutal murder of an American heiress and the theft of a fabulous ruby on the Blue Train between Calais and Nice.

  • Director
    • Hettie Macdonald
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • Guy Andrews
  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • James D'Arcy
    • Alice Eve
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hettie Macdonald
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Guy Andrews
    • Stars
      • David Suchet
      • James D'Arcy
      • Alice Eve
    • 40User reviews
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    The Mystery of the Blue Train

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    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Hercule Poirot
    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Derek Kettering
    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Lenox
    Nicholas Farrell
    Nicholas Farrell
    • Knighton
    Bronagh Gallagher
    Bronagh Gallagher
    • Ada Mason
    Tom Harper
    Tom Harper
    • Corky
    Jane How
    • Lady at Ball
    Samuel James
    Samuel James
    • Steward
    Helen Lindsay
    Helen Lindsay
    • Sister Rosalia
    Oliver Milburn
    Oliver Milburn
    • La Roche
    Jaime Murray
    Jaime Murray
    • Ruth Kettering
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Inspector Caux
    Etela Pardo
    • Dolores
    Georgina Rylance
    Georgina Rylance
    • Katherine
    Josette Simon
    Josette Simon
    • Mirelle Milesi
    Lindsay Duncan
    Lindsay Duncan
    • Lady Tamplin
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Rufus Van Aldin
    Andy Callaghan
    • Champagne Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hettie Macdonald
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Guy Andrews
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    • Trivia
      Hercule Poirot mentions at the end that he has never traveled on the Orient Express, raising viewer expectations of his most famous case, "Murder on the Orient Express."
    • Goofs
      Poirot says at 28 min 27 sec that he doesn't like odd numbers, only even numbers yet at 34 min 12 sec into film, he puts caviar on his 9 crackers, an odd number.
    • Quotes

      Rufus Van Aldin: [Introducing himself] Mr. Poirot, Rufus Van Aldin. I'm in oil... figuratively speaking.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Nice Work If You Can Get It
      (uncredited)

      Music by George Gershwin

      Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

      [heard at night club]

    User reviews40

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    7/10
    Better then reviews would have you believe.
    I must acknowledge that when you watch this, having read the book, you will definitely be struck by the amount of changes that were made, but in all fairness it wasn't one of The Great Dame's finest works, it paled into comparison against the other train set mystery.

    The story adaptation is good I thought, the story is well paced, and it features some nice characters. The story is quite dark, with some tragic themes.

    My main gripe is with some of the characters, I don't think I've ever said that before about a Poirot, Lindsay Duncan plays Lady Tamplin like Eddie's long lost sister from Absolutely Fabulous, Jaime Murray's Ruth Kettering is rather poor, and even Elliot Gould I found a little off. Thank goodness for Josette Simon, who I thought was fantastic, so Charismatic, she stood out.

    The direction was fine, the location work terrific. It's good, just doesn't shine like the others in this series do. 7/10
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    • Release date
      • December 11, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official Website - SonyLIV
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Filming locations
      • Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK(Nice and Paris railway stations)
    • Production companies
      • Granada
      • A+E Networks
      • Agatha Christie
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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