Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Production
The actual moving train set — practical magic in a CGI world.
Costume
Every passenger looks like they stepped out of a Vogue 1934 spread.
Direction
Branagh's one-take introduction of Poirot is pure showmanship.
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
Hercule Poirot
Tom Bateman
Bouc
Michelle Pfeiffer
Caroline Hubbard
Johnny Depp
Edward Ratchett
Josh Gad
Hector MacQueen
Willem Dafoe
Gerhard Hardman
Judi Dench
Princess Dragomiroff
Derek Jacobi
Edward Henry Masterman
Leslie Odom Jr.
Dr. Arbuthnot
Daisy Ridley
Miss Mary Debenham
Penélope Cruz
Pilar Estravados
Olivia Colman
Hildegarde Schmidt
Lucy Boynton
Countess Elena Andrenyi
Marwan Kenzari
Pierre Michel
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Biniamino Marquez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The train car was built to scale and actually moved on hydraulic rigs to simulate travel — no green screen for those corridor scenes.
This was the fourth adaptation of Christie's novel, and Branagh deliberately cast actors associated with villain roles to muddy audience suspicion.
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