Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 American mystery thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles. A sequel, Death on the Nile, is scheduled to be theatrically released in theUnited States on September 17, 2021.
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Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 American mystery thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles. It had its world premiere on November 2, 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and was released in theatres in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2017, and in the U.S. on November 10, 2017. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with praise for the cast’s performances and the production value, but some criticism for the screenplay and for not adding anything new to previous adaptations. A sequel, Death on the Nile, is scheduled to be theatrically released in theUnited States on September 17, 2021.Plot involves a murder on the luxury Orient Express train service in the 1930s. In 1934, renowned Belgian detective Herculepoirot solves a theft at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and considers his case-solving ability to spot lies a curse. He boards the train with thirteen other Passengers: American widow Caroline Hubbard, American businessman Edward Ratchett, with his English manservant Edward Masterman and secretarytranslator Hector McQueen; elderly Russian Princess Natalia Dragomiroff and her German maid Hildegarde Schmidt; Hungarian diplomat Count Rudolf Andrenyi and his wife Elena; Medical Doctor John Arbuthnot; Mary Debenham, a teacher; Pilar Estravados, a Spanish missionary; Cuban-American car salesman Biniamino Marquez; and Gerhard Hardman, an Austrian university professor.
The next morning, PoiroT discovers Ratchet has been murdered, stabbed a dozen times. Poiro t discovers the culprit is John Cassetti, the kidnapper and killer of Daisy Armstrong, a child who was abducted from her bedroom and held for ransom. The shock of her death caused her mother Sonia to suffer a fatal miscarriage; her father, Colonel John Armstrong, committed suicide shortly after. The red kimono is later found in the suitcase of one of the passengers, and the conductor’s uniform is found in his own cabin. While interviewing Mrs. Hubbard, Poirot is shot in the shoulder by a former army sniper, who claims responsibility for the murder, but Bouc stops him from killing him. The movie grossed over USD 351 million worldwide, and received praise for its performances and its production value. The fourth screen adaptation of Christie’s novel, following the 1974 film, a 2001 TV film version, and a 2010 episode of the television series Agatha Christie’s Poirots. The first film in the series is set to be released in September 2014.
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