Murder On The Orient Express Film [ Cast ]

10001savvy

• Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot
• Penélope Cruz as Pilar Estravados
• Willem Dafoe as Gerhard Hardman
• Judi Dench as Princess Dragomiroff
• Johnny Depp as Edward Ratchett
• Josh Gad as Hector MacQueen
• Derek Jacobi as Edward Henry Masterman
• Leslie Odom Jr. as Dr. Arbuthnot
• Michelle Pfeiffer as Caroline Hubbard
• Daisy Ridley as Mary Debenham
• Marwan Kenzari as Pierre Michel
• Olivia Colman as Hildegarde Schmidt
• Lucy Boynton as Countess Elena Andrenyi
• Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Biniamino Marquez
• Sergei Polunin as Count Rudolph Andrenyi
• Tom Bateman as Bouc
• Miranda Raison as Sonia Armstrong

Tommy_A_Jones

Which Character replaces which Character, Who does Polar replace, What has happened to dr Constantine and Colonel Arbuthnot?

ChristieFanForLife

Well I know with Colonel Arbuthnot, he is now a doctor and his race is changed to black. 

Tommy_A_Jones

So does that mean Brannagh has done what ITV did and made the Doctor a Suspect?

ChristieFanForLife

Well there is no Dr. Constantine in the Branagh adaptation as there is in the book. Colonel Arbuthnot is changed to a doctor now. Both roles in the new film are combined. So yes, a doctor is made a suspect. 

HerculeAndAchille

I’m strangely upset that they’ve taken the name of a slightly rebellious and overwhelmingly beautiful girl from “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas” and turned her into a missionary in “MOTOE”...

Tommy_A_Jones

I don't think it strange, I agree with you, I am annoyed Arbuthnott is The Doctor, we moaned about things like that with ITV.

Tommy_A_Jones

I don't blame you HerculeAndAchille, I was beginning to think I can't wait until it comes on Television but now I don't care how long it takes, we moaned about treatment like this with the ITV Marple series, The whole point is there is 13 suspects and Poirot and The train Director AND a Doctor and Arbuthnott and another Character are in love and there should be no Pilar, I am glad he hasn't chosen a Book I love YET :-(

ianthepoet

I have watched the film last night and it was very good and close to the book in structure. Also I wasn't put off with the a rated cast.

Tommy_A_Jones

Am I remembering the Book wrong? As I remember it The Doctor isn't a suspect, am I wrong?

ChristieFanForLife

Tommy_A_Jones said:

Am I remembering the Book wrong? As I remember it The Doctor isn't a suspect, am I wrong?

You're right, Dr. Constantine in the book is never a suspect in the murder of Mr. Ratchett. 

Tommy_A_Jones

Thought so so I am right with one of my objections of the Film, Thankyou ChristieFanForLife

ChristieFanForLife

Tonight I'm finally going to watch the film.... I'm sure I won't like it as much as the 1974 film. 

Tommy_A_Jones

Enjoy.

ChristieFanForLife

Tommy_A_Jones said:

Thought so so I am right with one of my objections of the Film, Thankyou ChristieFanForLife

The only film to get it right by not making the doctor a suspect, to my knowledge, is the 1974 version.

Tommy_A_Jones

Yep

TheTowerBridgeFox

Murder on the orient express.  2017 .Kenneth Branagh gives a performance so powerful it almost makes your hair stand on end.

I hope they make more.