Murder on The Orient Express, Everyone is a Suspect

It's only been seven years since the last film version of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, and I know that fans of David Suchet's version of the movie are satisfied with him as Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. Read the book, Murder on the Orient Express is a true classic of the mystery genre. Then, check out whatever version of the movie you'd like to see.


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If you've never read Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, you're in for a treat. This is one of the Golden Age mysteries with a most unusual ending. Christie violated the tenets of the genre by surprising the reader with quite a twist. If you've read the book or seen any rendition of the movie, it's still a treat to follow along with the great Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Poirot has just wrapped up a case when he's called from Istanbul to London. Bouc a director of the train line offers his friend a first class compartment on the Orient Express, knowing it is seldom full in the winter. To his surprise, all the first class compartments are full, but Bouc insists Poirot be given a compartment to share until a first class compartment opens. And, it's Bouc who points out the romance of the train and its passengers. "All around us are people, of all classes, of all nationalities, of all ages. For three days, these people, these strangers to one another, are brought together. They sleep and eat under one roof, they cannot get away from each other. At the end of three days they go their several ways, never, perhaps, to see each other again."

On the train, Poirot observes his fellow passengers, including a man, an American named Ratchett, who tries to hire Poirot to protect him. Poirot turns him down, telling him he doesn't like his face. And, evidently someone else doesn't like Ratchett. Along with other disturbances during the night, Poirot hears a cry from Ratchett's compartment. All the passengers awake in the morning to learn that the train is stuck on the tracks, due to snow. But, their fellow passenger, Ratchett, doesn't awake. Instead, he's found dead in his locked compartment, stabbed a dozen times.

Bouc quickly enlists the services of Hercule Poirot to solve the crime since the train is stuck in Yugoslavia. Poirot sees only two solutions. Either the criminal left the train in the middle of the night, or he is still on the train, stuck with all the other passengers. It's Hercule Poirot's job to find the truth.

Started Production Since November 2016
The film has been production since November 2016 under the direction Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh also doubles the role of Hercule Poirot, the detective who investigated the murder case. According to Branagh, he is very lucky to get a chance to play a detective and challenged to explore his role. 

Murder on the Orient Express is produced by 7 people including Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg and Mark Gordom. For the scriptwriter himself will be submitted to Michael Green. Green is also involved in making the script films Logan, Alient Convenant, and Green Lantern.

Johnny Depp Are Suspect
In addition to Johnny Depp, there are actors and actresses Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, and Daisy Ridley. Johnny Depp himself will act as Ratchett, one of the passengers who also status as a suspect when the killings occurred other than Penelope Cruz and others.

I can't reveal more about the book without spoiling the ending. Looking at the characters now, they seem to be stereotypes representing different classes and nationalities. But, the story was written in 1934. According to her grandson, Christie's books were written as entertainment. Murder on the Orient Express succeeds as a brilliant solution to a fascinating crime. And, Christie based part of her story on the headlines of an American crime. Again, I won't spoil the story. I do recommend that you read the book before you watch any of the movies.