Murder on the Orient Express

TV Movie
2001
1h 40m

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Alfred Molina, Leslie Caron, and Peter Strauss in Murder on the Orient Express (2001)

Suspense Mystery Whodunnit Crime Drama Mystery

Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.

Director
- Carl Schenkel
Writers
- Agatha Christie
- Stephen Harrigan
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5.1/10

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Director
- Carl Schenkel
Writers
- Agatha Christie
- Stephen Harrigan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Carl Schenkel's last film.

Goofs
In the next exterior shot after departure from Istanbul, a differently colored diesel locomotive is on the train. During the night scenes before the journey is interrupted, a steam locomotive is shown. Then when the train stops at the rockfall, the same EWS diesel is back on it, but now it's facing the other way (the EWS letters and the locomotive number 47744 have swapped places as seen from the same side of the train). Finally, when the journey resumes the next night, the steam locomotive is back.

Quotes
Mr. Samuel Ratchett: Mr. Perot?
Hercule Poirot: Perot? Like the American Presidential candidate? Certainly not! The name is Poirot! Hercule Poirot!

Connections
Referenced in David Suchet on the Orient Express (2010)

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5/10

No star version of the famous story

A made-for-TV version of the famous Agatha Christie story of a murder committed on the famous Istanbul to Paris train.

What is the point of this film? There is already a big budget movie version that the world and his brother have seen: and having seen the ending half the fun of the film is over before it has started. This one updates the story to the modern day, but this adds nothing - or for that matter takes nothing away.

The one thing it proves is that the movie can be told in a shorter time than the big screen version. Alfred Molina tackles the central of Hercule Poirot without being showy. The rest of the cast come and go like the TV actors they no doubt are.

A very average product.