Talk:Murder on the Orient Express

This book was also noted for its surprise ending, where it is revealed that all of them did it - the twelve suspects are the twelve executioners, taking justice into their own hands for a crime that the law did not punish.

This should be cut down to "This book was also noted for its surprise ending" or something similar; I think telling the end solution of a detective story is a bit too much (even with the spoiler disclaimer), and saying there is a surprise ending doesn't need any "proof" to show it really is surprising. --Farside 16:08, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I'm restoring this text, as per Wikipedia:Content disclaimer: Wikipedia contains spoilers. And we have a spoiler warning on the page; however, as an encyclopedia, it is our function to provide information, not act as a teaser to bolster sales. Girolamo Savonarola 11:17, 5 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

'Murder in the Calais Coach' is the American title of 1934 (Dodd Mead, New York), but the 'original title' (Collins, London, 1934) was always 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Ma'ame Michu 22:53, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Many viewers, unfamiliar with the plot, thought that the murder mystery would take place against a dramatic backdrop of a world-famous train speeding through exotic landscapes and were disappointed to find that the train is stalled in snow for most of the movie. Do we have a source for this? Mark¹ 00:16, 22 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Whoever wrote the synopsis either didn't read the book, or didn't read it closely. There are numerous errors.

The "editors" of Wikipedia, and I use the term in the loosest possible sense, must have disapproved of the method in which I made my corrections, since they deleted my commentary. However, while they were doing so, they also deleted any reference to a fairly pivotal character. Very sloppy.