Murder on the Orient Express
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Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a sudden halt when a rock slide blocks the tracks ahead. And all the thrills of riding the famous train come to a halt when a man discovered dead in his compartment, stabbed nine times. The train is stranded. No one has gotten on or gotten off. That can only mean one thing: the killer is onboard, and it is up to Hercule Poirot to find him.
Murder on the Orient Express is a 2001 TV movie adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic whodunit, bringing the famous locked-room mystery to the screen. When a passenger is found stabbed nine times aboard the stranded luxury train, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the killer from among those trapped onboard. This version modernizes Christie's timeless tale for twenty-first century audiences.
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Alfred MolinaHercule Poirot
Meredith BaxterCaroline Hubbard
Tasha de VasconcelosVera Rossakoff
Leslie CaronMiss Alvarado
Amira CasarHelena von Strauss
Nicolas ChagrinPierre Michel
David HuntBob Arbuthnot
Adam JamesWilliam MacQueen
Dylan SmithTony Foscarelli
Peter StraussSamuel Ratchett
Fritz WepperWolfgang Bouc
Kai WiesingerPhilip von Strauss
Natasha WightmanMary Debenham
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Murder on the Orient Express — frequently asked
When did Murder on the Orient Express air?
The TV movie premiered on April 22, 2001.
Is this based on a book?
Yes, it's an adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic 1934 novel of the same name, one of her most celebrated mysteries.
What's the basic plot?
Detective Hercule Poirot is aboard the Orient Express when the train becomes stranded due to a rock slide, and a passenger is discovered murdered in his compartment. With no way on or off the train, Poirot must determine which of the passengers is the killer.
Is this a TV movie or theatrical release?
This is a TV movie adaptation, produced for television rather than theatrical release.
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