Murder on the Orient Express Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best selling author Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.

Cited as official plot version from foxmovies.com

Adaptation Detective Mystery

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Murder on the Orient Express.

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  Kenneth Branagh

  ... Hercule Poirot

  The King of Kings, Death on the Nile

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  Leslie Odom Jr.

  The Exorcist: Believer, Red Tails

• 
  Michelle Pfeiffer

  ... Mrs. Hubbard

  People Like Us, Dark Shadows

• 
  Daisy Ridley

  ... Mary Debenham

  Cleaner, The Marsh King’s Daughter

• 
  Michael Pena

  ... Marquez

  A Working Man, Unstoppable

• 
  Judi Dench

  ... Princess Dragomiroff

  Skyfall, Cats

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  Johnny Depp

  ... Ratchett

  Day Drinker, The Tourist

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  Lucy Boynton

  Locked Down, Bohemian Rhapsody

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  Derek Jacobi

  Gladiator II, Verona’s Romeo & Juliet

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  Josh Gad

  ... Hector McQueen

  Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Ringer

• 
  Willem Dafoe

  ... Gerhard Hardman

  The Legend Of Ochi, Nosferatu

Crew Behind the Film

The Murder on the Orient Express behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kenneth Branagh last directed A Haunting in Venice and Death on the Nile. The film's writer Michael Green last wrote Carry-On and A Haunting in Venice.

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Screenwriter

Michael Green

Producers

Kenneth Branagh
Michael Schaefer
Aditya Sood

Production Details

What we know about the Murder on the Orient Express movie production.

Key Facts

• Remake of the 1974 film. Based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie.

Production Updates for Murder on the Orient Express

Sep 2017

Completed

Changed Murder on the Orient Express movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Begins shooting November 2016 in London.

Nov 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Kenneth Branagh to direct, produce and star as Hercule Poirot.

Mar 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Michael Green attached to write the script. No director is attached yet.

Dec 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No screenwriter is attached yet.

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