Editing Murder on the Orient Express (section)

===Film===

==== ''Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974) ====
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The book was made into a 1974 movie directed by [[Sidney Lumet]] and produced by [[John Brabourne]] and Richard B. Goodwin; it was a critical and commercial hit. The film starred [[Albert Finney]] as Poirot, [[Martin Balsam]] as Signor Bianchi, [[George Coulouris]] as Dr Constantine, and [[Richard Widmark]] as Ratchett/Cassetti, with the remaining cast of suspects including [[Sean Connery]] (Arbuthnot), [[Lauren Bacall]] (Mrs Hubbard), [[Anthony Perkins]] (MacQueen), [[John Gielgud]] (Beddoes), [[Michael York (actor)|Michael York]] (Count Andrenyi), [[Jean-Pierre Cassel]] (Pierre Michel), [[Jacqueline Bisset]] (Countess Andrenyi), [[Wendy Hiller]] (Princess Dragomiroff), [[Vanessa Redgrave]] (Mary Debenham), [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]] (Hildegarde Schmidt), [[Colin Blakely]] (Hardman), [[Denis Quilley]] (Foscarelli), and [[Ingrid Bergman]] (Greta Ohlsson), who won the 1974 [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. Only minor changes were made for the film: Mary Debenham was the Armstrong's secretary rather than Daisy's governess; Masterman was renamed Beddoes; the dead maid was named Paulette instead of Susanne; Helena Goldenberg became Helena Grünwald (which is German for "Greenwood"); Antonio Foscarelli became Gino Foscarelli; Caroline Martha Hubbard became Harriet Belinda Hubbard; and the train company's Belgian director, Monsieur Bouc, became instead an Italian director, Signor Bianchi.

==== ''Murder on the Orient Express'' (2017) ====
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On 16 June 2015, [[20th Century Fox]] hired [[Kenneth Branagh]] to direct and star as Poirot in another film adaptation of the story,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geier |first=Thom |date=16 June 2015 |title=Kenneth Branagh in Talks to Direct Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/kenneth-branagh-in-talks-to-direct-agatha-christie-murder-on-the-orient-express-exclusive/ |access-date=11 July 2015 |website=[[TheWrap]] |publisher=The Wrap News Inc. |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> which was released on 3 November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2016 |title=The Full 'Murder on the Orient Express' Cast Includes Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, More (UPDATE) |url=http://www.moviefone.com/2016/09/29/johnny-depp-murder-on-the-orient-express-remake/ |access-date=3 October 2016 |publisher=Moviefone}}</ref> On 29 September 2016, the studio issued a press release announcing much of the cast, including [[Johnny Depp]] as Ratchett, [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] as Mrs Hubbard, [[Penélope Cruz]] as Pilar Estravados (a Spanish version of Greta Ohlsson, the name coming from a character in ''[[Hercule Poirot's Christmas]]''),<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Busch |first1=Anita |last2=Fleming |first2=Mike Jr |date=11 November 2016 |title=Penelope Cruz Joins 'Murder on the Orient Express' |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |location=Los Angeles, California |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/penelope-cruz-murder-on-the-orient-express-1201852985/ |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> [[Judi Dench]] as Princess Dragomiroff, [[Derek Jacobi]] as Masterman, [[Leslie Odom Jr.]] as Dr Arbuthnot, [[Daisy Ridley]] as Mary Debenham, [[Lucy Boynton]] as Countess Andrenyi, [[Tom Bateman (actor)|Tom Bateman]] as Monsieur Bouc,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=29 September 2016 |title=Johnny Depp To Star in 'Murder on the Orient Express' At Fox' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/johnny-depp-murder-on-the-orient-express-at-fox-1201828368/ |access-date=29 September 2016 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> [[Manuel Garcia-Rulfo]] as Biniamino Marquez (a Cuban version of Antonio Foscarelli),<ref>{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=25 January 2017 |title=Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Boards 'Murder on the Orient Express'; Vivica A Fox Joins 'The Mafia Aint Dead' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/manuel-garcia-rulfo-murder-on-the-orient-express-vivica-a-fox-the-mafia-aint-dead-movie-1201893871/ |access-date=27 January 2017 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> [[Josh Gad]] as Hector MacQueen,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=20 October 2016 |title=Josh Gad Boards Fox's 'Murder on the Orient Express' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/josh-gad-murder-on-the-orient-express-movie-mcqueen-1201840180/ |access-date=20 October 2016 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> [[Marwan Kenzari]] as Pierre Michel,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=27 October 2016 |title='Mummy' Actor Marwan Kenzari Joins Johnny Depp in 'Murder on the Orient Express' (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |location=Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mummy-actor-marwan-kenzari-joins-johnny-depp-murder-orient-express-941748 |access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> [[Sergei Polunin]] as Count Andrenyi,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=5 December 2016 |title=Ballet Star Sergei Polunin Lands Roles in 'Murder on the Orient Express,' 'Red Sparrow' (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Eldridge Industries]] |location=Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dancer-star-sergei-polunin-acting-murder-orient-express-red-sparrow-952594 |access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2017 |title=Willem Dafoe is latest addition to 'Murder on the Orient Express' all-star cast |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/willem-dafoe-latest-addition-murder-orient-express-star-145316516.html |access-date=7 January 2017 |website=AFP Relax}}</ref> [[Willem Dafoe]] as Cyrus Hardman,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=5 January 2017 |title=Willem Dafoe Joins Ensemble Cast of Fox's 'Murder on the Orient Express' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/willem-dafoe-murder-on-the-orient-express-movie-fox-1201879409/ |access-date=5 January 2017 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref> and [[Olivia Colman]] as Hildegarde Schmidt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2017 |title=Olivia Colman 'gutted' to miss Globes ceremony |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38559429 |access-date=9 January 2017 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The character of Col. Arbuthnot is combined with Dr. Constantine to create Dr Arbuthnot, a sniper who served under Col. Armstrong in the war and had his medical school paid for by Armstrong; MacQueen's father is portrayed as having been a prosecutor in the Armstrong case rather than the Armstrong family's lawyer, and whose career was ruined after he prosecuted the maid Susanne; and Monsieur Bouc is changed from the director of the company to the director's nephew. Added was a direct link for Poirot to the Armstrong kidnapping—before Sonia's death, John Armstrong wrote to Poirot for help. Also unlike the book, the kidnapping does not take place on [[Long Island]] but in [[New Jersey]], where the [[Lindbergh kidnapping]] took place. Susanne Michel is switched from Pierre Michel's daughter to his sister. Cyrus Hardman poses as an Austrian scientist named Gerhard Hardman for part of the film. The last scene also sets up ''[[Death on the Nile (2022 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as a sequel.