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 & 25 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 travel 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 capable of committing such crime.

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Plot Keywords:

palestine | belgian in palestine | english in palestine | palestinian | shorthaired woman | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dame Judi Dench and Johnny Depp appeared in movies about the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. Dench appeared as Sally in the Sherlock Holmes tale A Study in Terror (1965), while Depp appeared as Inspector Frederick Abberline in From Hell (2001). Both of these movies were fictionalized portrayals of the murders, and, like "Murder on the Orient Express", were written as whodunnits.

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Goofs

Steam engines are powered by steam, generated by burning oil, or in this case coal. Steam is piped to the rail cars to heat them, and is expanded to run a generator and produce electricity. It can be seen that the cars are warm and the lights are on, therefore indicating the steam engine is under fire and producing steam. However, all shots of the steam engine show it with snow stuck to the boiler indicating the boiler is at or below freezing. Furthermore, the engine appears to be knocked off the tracks, which would result in the crown sheet of the boiler becoming uncovered of water and causing the boiler to potentially explode.

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Quotes

Bouc: [Offering champagne to the guests in the dining car] Compliments of the Orient Express.
Pilar Estravados: No, thank you. I do not drink.
Bouc: It does not agree with you?
Pilar Estravados: Sin does not agree with me. Vice is where the devil finds his darlings.
Bouc: We should no longer speak.

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Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 28 March 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Any Old Time
Written by Artie Shaw
Performed by Billie Holiday with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Shock! Horror!!! Gasp!!!!!

Who knew?? Not every (any) film needs to be remade and remade and remade. Don't make a film if you have no ideas. That is how it works! This film was terrible. It was dull in script and visuals and also made the boring and vapid morals seem even more tired.

What I also suggest is that the eye for an eye stance is immoral and wrong. One crime does not deserve another. It is understood that Poirot brings the set of criminals to justice, but let's not assume that revenge is justified.

Details

Official Sites:

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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

Gross USA:

$102,826,543

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$352,794,081

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