Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Writers:

Michael Green (screenplay by), Agatha Christie (based upon the novel by)

Stars:

Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe

1 win & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paapa Essiedu	...	Young Policeman
Yassine Zeroual	...	Young Boy
Asan N'Jie	...	Hotel Waiter
Michael Rouse	...	British Police Chief Inspector
Kenneth Branagh	...	Hercule Poirot
Elliot Levey	...	Rabbi
David Annen	...	Priest
Joseph Long	...	Imam
Andy Apollo	...	Armed Policeman
Hadley Fraser	...	British Military Escort
Daisy Ridley	...	Miss Mary Debenham
Leslie Odom Jr.	...	Dr. Arbuthnot
Ziad Abaza	...	Arab Shipmate
Nari Blair-Mangat	...	Waiter
Luke Brady	...	Waiter

Storyline

Hercule Poirot, the best detective in the world decides to leave on the Orient Express. The train accidentally gets stopped because of a small avalanche. Little did he know that a murder was planned, and that a person on this train was able of committing such crime.

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Plot Keywords:

whodunit | train | palestine | belgian in palestine | english in palestine | 

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Taglines:

Everyone is a Suspect.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

Malta USA

Language:

English French German Arabic

Release Date:

10 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Murder on the Orient Express

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,681,472, 12 November 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$102,826,543

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$352,789,811

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Genre Films, Kinberg Genre

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS 70 mm (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dame Agatha Christie based the Armstrong story on the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder of 1932. In this movie, the fictitious Colonel Armstrong's wife Sonia Goldenberg Armstrong and her family are Jewish. Charles Lindbergh was very anti-Semitic, and in the late 1930s and into the 1940s, he was a Nazi sympathizer who virulently opposed U.S. entry into World War II.

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Goofs

In the final scene at the Wailing Wall, Poirot's white pocket square is on the right side of his jacket...where no pocket exists. In the next scene, it's on the correct, left side. Then again on the ferry, it's back on the right.

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Quotes

Hercule Poirot: I am at my happiest alone.

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Connections

Referenced in Los Secretos de la Residencia Castle Rock: La llegada a Castle Rock (2018)

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Soundtracks

I Get a Kick Out of You
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Fans of Poirot steer clear, for there is no Poirot here

This movie was clearly made for a modern audience with no familiarity with Agatha Christie's work. Branagh's portrayal of the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot bares only a passing resemblance to the source material with an inconsistent accent, the wrong mustache, and only some of his iconic quirks and mannerisms. That being said, it is a decent mystery that follows the plot of the story pretty well and it would probably be enjoyable to people seeing the story for the first time and having no preconceived notions of what Poirot should be.

A strong supporting cast featuring Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, and many other familiar faces performs well. However, no one stands out in the way Ingrid Bergman did in the 1974 adaptation or Jessica Chastain in the 2010 version.

There were also several semi-action moments that were incredibly out of character for Poirot, yet provided no actual excitement to justify the sudden stylistic change. The ending hints at Death on the Nile being the next mystery for this detective masquerading as Poirot to tackle, but Poirot should not be summoned to solve a murder, he simply stumbles upon them whenever he goes on vacation.