Le crime de l'Orient-Express

Original title: Murder on the Orient Express

TV Movie
2001
1h 40m

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Alfred Molina, Leslie Caron, and Peter Strauss in Le crime de l'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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this is dreadful

This is an awful adaptation.

It's so obvious that CBS just dragged this out again to maximize the popularity of Alfred Molina these days (Spiderman 2, Fiddler on the Roof).

The only aspect of this production that held my interest was the set design/art direction. The acting was totally "Movie of the Week", as was the script.

This really did not need to be udpated. Who was it updated for? Those that enjoyed the original will be disappointed.

It's just dreadful.

Avoid it.