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The Albert Finney version of Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is the first film version I will compare to the book . It is the oldest film adaptation I know of and figured it would be the best one to start with. A film packed with stars of the time, I suspect it was the movie to be in. The question is, how close is it to the book? Murder on the Orient Express Daisy Armstrong is kidnapped Newspapers flash across the screen. Young Daisy Armstrong has been kidnapped and murdered. We see as Daisy is taken from her bed. Her stuffed toy falls to the floor on the way out of the house. Staff members are attacked. Daisy’s parents arrive home, ready to pay the ransom for their daughter. The ransom is paid, but Daisy is killed anyway. Five years later, Detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is traveling on the Orient Express. He was not supposed to be on the train, but an urgent matter forces him to change his travel plans. The berths are full, but with a little rearranging, Poiro...

Last year I did comparisons of three film adaptations of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile in relation to the book. I have decided to do the same with Ms. Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express . This time, instead of one post, I will have separate posts for all four versions of Murder on the Orient Express . I will start with the book itself. Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot finds murder on the Orient Express Detective Hercule Poirot was not supposed to be on the train. An emergency forced his need to travel, which is how he ended up on the surprisingly full Orient Express. The train ride is already expected to be a long journey, but it becomes even longer when the train gets stuck in a snowstorm. The snowstorm, however, is a minor inconvenience compared to the murder Poirot must solve. The victim is a man named Ratchett. At least that is the name he has been going by. Cassetti is his true name. It is a well-known name as he is the man who got aw...