Murder on the Orient Express | |
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Based on | Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie |
Screenplay by | Stephen Harrigan |
Directed by | Carl Schenkel |
Starring | Alfred Molina Meredith Baxter Leslie Caron Peter Strauss |
Composer | Christopher Franke |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom Germany[1] |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Marion Rosenberg |
Cinematography | Rex Maidment |
Editor | Henk Van Eeghen |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production companies | Agatha Christie Ltd. CBS |
Original release | |
Network | CBS Sky Movies ITV[1] |
Release | April 22, 2001 |
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Murder on the Orient Express is a 2001 made-for-television mystery film directed by Carl Schenkel based on the 1934 novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, featuring Hercule Poirot. This version is set in the present day and has a smaller cast than the novel. The screenplay was written by Stephen Harrigan and the original music score was composed by Christopher Franke.[1]