Murder on the Orient Express (1974) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | Who Done It?!?
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- Thank you to Markus for the Special Request. We both try to solve the who done it on a train with Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Here's our reaction to our first time watching.
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Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, 2 plays and 50 short stories featuring Poirot.
Agatha Christie wrote 12 novels and 20 short stories featuring Miss Marple.
There were at least eight sleuths in the Agatha Christie novels, two of them worked as a team.
@@angelagraves865 Tuppence and Tommy Beresford.
@@HuntingViolets Typically called "Tommy & Tuppence" ... stop simping.
@@Muck006 Just flows better that way for me. Not sure the order is worth being a jerk about.
@@Muck006 lol saddo
The Armstrong baby kidnapping is taken from the real-life Lindberg baby kidnapping and murder - Charles Lindberg was a famous aviator, flew solo from NY to Paris, as you may know.
He was also a "famous" BIGAMIST with at least a second wife in Germany.
@@Muck006 And maybe had something to do with his child kidnapping.
The little Lindberg law.
And an American Fascist who though the US should ally with Hitler.
@@reesebn38 Amazing how long a conspiracy theory can last.
Me when the Mrs typically just goes through accusing every character at least once through the whole movie to be the killer: Finally a movie where she's absolutely right with every single one.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Death On The Nile.1978. Peter Ustinov as Poirot plus a brilliant cast is a great movie and a favorite of mine. Great Channel and Cheer's. Edit: spelling.
This is my favorite Poirot movie! And Peter Ustinov is my favorite version of Poirot! 😊 Angela Lansbury killed it in Death on the Nile! 🥰
@@lk_c7214 Oh yes, Peter Ustinov was amazing. And i love Angela Lansbury as Miss Marple in "The mirror crack'd".
MUCH better than the version with Suchet ... which is badly lit and had horrible support cast, none of which could be bothered to perform the correct accent.
"Evil Under the Sun", "Appointment with Death" also featured Peter Ustinov as "Poirot"...
I actually prefer David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. That said, this is absolutely the best version of this story for me. The All-Star cast does an outstanding job! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. In seven minutes we will find out….💛💛
My mother liked him as well. We watched every one of his episodes.
David Suchet was a great Poirot, especially to those that came before and aft.
The other actors were good actors, but they all seemed to overplay the Poirot description from the books.
YES, YES, YES! David Suchet is the embodiment of Poirot as Christie writes about him, a funny little man that no one takes seriously. Suchet made a detailed study of the books to capture every one of his mannerisms. He was in most if not all of the adaptations of the Christie Poirot stories.
But I agree Orient Express is not Suchet's finest works. He became very Catholic over time and it seems he began to see these stories as morality plays, and begin to take them too seriously.
Orient Express is one of my least favorite Christie story. You have 12 people on the train who could say anything they want, such as they saw footprints outside the window, meaning the murderer escaped. Hey, they could have also jointly said they saw Poirot do the murder!
Among other adaptations of Christie's works that I adore are the Miss Marple stories, starring Joan Hickson, as this seemingly befuddled old lady who solves the most ghastly crimes between drinking tea and knitting.
And I would recommend Billy Wilder's 1957 Christie story, Witness For The Prosecution - I defy you to guess the ending. (Avoid the other versions of this.)
Same here, as for preferring Suchet, but I think Finney does a serviceable job.
I think you mean David Suck it.
David Suchet... 'Soo-shay' was the long running Poirot on UK TV and excellent in the role.
I laughed so hard at "David Suck-it"...
@@SadPeterPan1977 yeah, I had to say something lol!
This and "Death on the Nile" from '78 are the best Poirot movies.
And murder under the sun
You definitely need to watch the 1978 Murder on the Nile, another all star cast, beautifully shot, another interesting solution (stay away from the modern ones with Branaugh)
Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun are phenomenal for their incredible costumes and gorgeous locations!
The bona fides of this movie are astounding. The director and an actor from "Twelve Angry Men". A star of "Casablanca". Norman Bates, James Bond, Humphrey Bogart's wife, one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of film. . .and the list goes on.
''What have you been doin' for the last ten years?''
''... You.''
Lol, you walked right into that one
Hercule Poirot is Belgian, and his name is pronounced the French way: “pwaa- ROW.”
He is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
No "w" in that pronounciation.
@@Muck006 it is very subtle and some might describe it as “ pu-a - ROW, more than pwaa-ROW, but there is a soft breathy sound inserted in the vowel combination of “oir” similar to the word “noir” altho slightly less of a “w” sound than in the word noir. Generally, the French-Belgian pronunciation should avoid being “poor-ROW” and of course, the final letter T is silent.
So, of all Agatha Christie crime novels her character Hercules Poirot has the most with 33, Miss Marple has 12. After this Death on the Nile movie came 3 Poirot movies with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. I would highly recommend to watch his Death on the Nile which has such a classic cast with Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, David Niven. That one is directed, filmed and acted with such class. It is a pearl among movies.
Much better than the recent remake.
My one gripe about that one is how much Angela chews the scenery.
Technically there are six Peter Ustinov movies starring Poirot. The first two; *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are excellent. Then there are three television movies; *Thirteen At Dinner, Murder In Three Acts* and *Dead Man's Folly.* And lastly there's *Appointment with Death,* which is also a feature film.
While *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are the best, some of the others are interesting. *Thirteen At Dinner* features David Suchet who would go onto play Poirot on television and is seen as the most authentic version of Poirot, in a different role.
@@paulpenna5615 Faye Dunaway is also in _Thirteen at Dinner._
@@Ultracity6060You mean Jessica Fletcher?
The character Ratchet is played by award winning actor Richard Widmark - some good movies in his arsenal
I was introduced to him in Judgment At Nuremberg
Kiss of Death.
I grew up on the David Suchet Poirots. Whenever I hear the theme now I still think 'it's my bed time soon'
David Suchet is the definitive Poirot. This version is too cartoonish.
Same my mother always watched Poirot.
This is version is where it's at: the all-star cast, the lavish sets, Geoffrey Unsworth's hazy, dreamlike cinematography. All in all, it has a real feel of old world glamour that modern Christie adaptations just don't have.
Say, I’ve seen this a few times over the decades and I never recalled both Martin Balsam and Anthony Perkins were in this movie. “Psycho” veterans!
That’s quite right.
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by a Belgian company that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe, with terminal stations in Paris in the northwest and Istanbul in the southeast, and branches extending service to Athens, Brussels, and London. It has recently been renovated and service is running in Italy and southern Europe. Extended service is scheduled for 2025.
If it went to London in 1930, it would plunge into the English Channel and drown all the passengers, Haha,
@@Scary__fun I get your joke. But just so people know, there were ferries known as the “boat train” which took the trains across the Channel, and the one used by the Orient Express was very famous.
@@Dej24601 the orient press did not cross the channel. passengers would get off and walk onto a railway steamer at Calais Maritime and get off at Dover Marine where they would walk onto another train.
Only one train actually put the carriages onto the boat and shipped them across the Channel and that was the Night Ferry which had special smaller versions of the Wagon Lits cars (ie the famous blue carriages) that would fit the British loading gauge ie be able to fit under UK bridges etc etc.
yes and no.
The original company was French but founded by a Belgian, called CIWL. I think it still exists as purely a catering company.
'the' orient express ended in 1977 when sncf , to whom CIWL had sold the carriages and the train names ('Orient Express', 'Rome Express' etc) in or around 1970, withdrew it. and by that point it hadn't seen Istanbul for decades.
austrian railways ran something they called orient express from the 70s until the 2010s but it only went as far as vienna or salzburg.
the current 'orient express' was set up by an american billionaire ( who i think was the same guy who ran Sea Containers and who therefore also ran the UK east coast mainline as GNER and the Isle of Man Steam Packet, which were both owned by SC in the late 90s/early 2000s) in the 1980s/90s, he purchased a load of the old CIWL blue carriages and formed his 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' (note it wasn't actually called simply 'Orient Express' for the simple reason that the rights to that name were, and still are, owned by none other than the SNCF), which he ran as a luxury holiday train. This is the train we have today and which people (inaccurately-strictly) refer to as the Orient Express.
Agarha Christie wrote many mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot and her other sleuth, Miss Marpole. She averaged a novel a year for about thirty years
In 1975, she published her book, Curtain, which was about the death of Poirot. The New York Times published his obituary on their front page, the only time a fictional character has been so featured.
Many actors has played Poirot, often with hideous attempts at a Belgium/French accent. Poirot is also spoofed in the Pink Panther comedy series with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with an even worse accent.
This is probably the best "who-done-it" murder mystery every written just because of the reveal and the overall circumstances around it.
McQueen just sedated him. So they all got a stab at him😂Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun are so great ❤❤❤
The Ustinov version of "Evil Under the Sun" is awesome" due to the supporting cast of really good actors and actresses ... but sadly it was not too faithful to the book with the location.
@@Muck006 one of my favorite scenes is when he is at the beach to go "swimming"🤣🤣🤣
This and Death on the Nile (1978) are my favourite Agatha Christie films.
Hopefully you might follow this one with Death on the Nile (1978) Really enjoyed your reaction to this movie although watching a repeat is never quite the same as a first time viewing.
please watch these other Hercule Poirot movies
1.Death on the Nile 1978 2.Evil Under The Sun 1982
Or even better, ITV's complete Poirot series.
Yes, please!
The David Suchet 2001 adaptation of Evil Under the Sun is far superior, in my opinion, and makes fewer changes from the novel (one of them being adding Poirot's sidekick Captain Hastings, who is a delight), although it's by no means a star-studded cinematic marvel.
It'd be cool, then, to compare the three different Poirots: Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, and David Suchet!
Yea! 😊 So glad you’re watching this version and not the terrible remake! ❤️
Remake not good?
@@chrismetafora6565 the Kenneth Branagh versions of both Orient Express and Death on the Nile are terrible; and he literally made up the entire story of a Haunting in Venice but said it was “based” on a Poirot book called the Halloween Party… it was not. The original movies and the tv show are all the best. There’s even a campy tv movie remake of Orient Express from 2000 with Alfred Molina that’s still better than any Branagh movie.
@@chrismetafora6565l loved the remake ❤
@@lk_c7214 Very looooooooooosely inspired. Still bugged me because it had the same method of murder in one of my WIPs. :)
After you guys watch enough mystery films (This, MALTESE FALCON, THE THIN MAN, Charlie Chan mysteries, etc) you need to track down the comedy MURDER BY DEATH.
They need to see a Miss Marple movie as well.
And a Thin Man movie
Albert Finney is fantastic Poirot! Hard to believe he’s the same man playing Ed in Erin Brokovich
Go watch him in Miller's Crossing from The Coen Brothers.
A few years after this, I saw him play Tamburlaine, in the opening play at the new National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. Awesome performance.
I love David Suchet as Poirot but this movie was awesome. Everyone played their part so well... such big names in this classic. Love it ❤ Also, for anyone wondering, the german poem that is being read to the princess Dragomirov by her servant is "Mignon" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A rough translation would be "Do you know the land where the citrus trees blossom / In dark foliage the golden oranges ripe / A soft wind blows from the sky / The myrtle stands still and the daphne grows tall / Do you know it? / There, there I want to move with you my beloved." Such beautiful poems exist but the world moves on and forgets about them...
Interesting that Lauren Bacall (who was Humphrey Bogart’s wife) is in this with Ingrid Bergman (who played Ilsa in Casablanca). Also, Martin Balsam played the detective (Arbogast) in Psycho, along with Anthony Perkins. What a deep cast this had. Thanks for reacting to this one, guys.
"Poi-rot" had me laughing 🤣🤣🤣
Great cast in both versions, but the OG is pretty stellar.
As a Poirot fan, I cringed when she called him a French detective! 🤣🤣🤣
Suckit
8:33 - Hercule Poirot is Belgian, not French. He is very adimant about this.
30:33 - That's Linda Arden.
This one is pretty good but my favorite is "Death On The Nile" from 1978. I watch it over and over. Great cast!
Albert Finney is amazing. He also plays the lawyer in Erin Brochovich, and one of the bad guys in the Bourne movies. He has such a broad range. I would never have recognized him in this movie.😊
My favorite is The Dresser. And Orphans. Albert Finney.🎉🎉🎉
@@im-gi2pg I'll have to check those out
“According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “frogs” has been used as a term of abuse for men and women since the 14th century. During the 17th century, it was used to refer to the Jesuits and the Dutch. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable traces the use of the word “frogs” for the French to both the eating of frogs’ legs and the fleur-de-lis, the French heraldic device, which was sometimes described as three frogs or toads saluting. In the 16th century, Nostradamus, alluding to the fleur-de-lis, used the word “toads” for Frenchmen, according to Brewer’s. In the late 18th century, the dictionary says, the French court routinely called the people of Paris “grenouilles” or frogs. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, “frogs” and “frog-eaters” began showing up in English as derogatory terms for the French people.”
Istanbul to Calais, France, where passengers could then transfer to a water transport that would take them to London.
The kidnapping backstory is inspired by a similar case involving Charles Lindbergh.
Lindbergh was the Neil Armstrong of his day, the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic in 1927. He and his wife became America's sweetheart, so when the tragic kidnapping happened, it shocked the world.
It's a pity that nobody reacts to the Agatha Christie-like "Deathtrap."
Still the best film version of Agatha Christie's most famous mystery. Another great Agatha Christie mystery with Poirot in it is "Evil Under the Sun" (1982).
When Connery's character mentions a jury while being interviewed. 12 stab wounds, 12 jurors. Just didn't know who everybody was.
For fun murder mysteries, you can't beat the Thin Man series from the 1930's. Nick and Nora Charles are your great grandparents. For a comedy mystery with a train connection, you might try "Lady on a Train" (not the Lady Vanishes) from 1945.
The Thin Man is in my Top 10 all-time favorite movies. So fun.
Well, now you have to watch "Death on the Nile" (1978) another Hercule Poirot mystery/detective story adaptation from an Agatha Christie book. I think it's even better.
Also the actor Martin Balsam played detective Arbogast in "Psycho". So this film reunites two actors from Hitchcock's classic film
Many have already mentioned the other two films, but “The Mirror Crack’d” is a good Agatha Christie movie also. Miss Marple is the sleuth in that one. Silly and great detective mystery is, “Murder by Death”. A lot of stars in it. I bet ya’ll would like it.
As your special requester Markus rightly says, the Kenneth Branagh remakes of this and _Death On The Nile_ are abominations.
True! And I like a lot of the other stuff he's done, like _Dead Again_ and the Shakespeare stuff.
Nile was not good, entirely missing the grandeur of the original, and that third was was terrible; but I think his Orient Express was pretty good. Not on a par with this one, but not bad.
And I thought Branagh's disgust and anger was better portrayed in his film, whereas here he doesn't seem bothered too much.
@@markharris1125 His Orient Express drove me up the wall.
SPOILERS
They want Poirot to think the murderer is no longer on the train to draw suspicion away from them. So "Mrs. Hubbard" stabs herself, which only draws suspicion to the passengers. All the dumb action-added scenes because now Poirot is someone who chases after people. I could go on.
@@HuntingViolets I'd forgotten about that incident. I have it on Blu-Ray, all this has prompted me to watch again.
The good thing is that someone has reacted to this great film. I hope Nile and Evil come along soon, different feel but I love them both.
Mrs. Movies said about one of the actresses, “Her face is lovely”. If you don’t know her from her mature years, perhaps you’d like to react to her (Vanessa Redgrave) in Camelot some day - she plays Guinevere opposite Richard Harris’s King Arthur. One of the best musicals ever made, and superbly acted.
If my name was David "Suckit", I'd seriously consider having it legally changed. For a phonetic pronunciation of Suchet, think "Soo-shay". ( For Poirot, "Pwa-row". And there are dozens of other stories, and all have been produced for either film or television). The Armstrong baby kidnapping was meant to be reminiscent of the kidnapping and death of the son of Charles Lindbergh, famous aviator credited as the first to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1927.
This was my introduction to Poirot..😍😍😍. Outstanding cast.
It occurred to me that Martin Balsam and Anthony Perkins are both in this movie after appearing together in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. I wonder what that reunion between those two men was like.
For another cracking, non-scary, murder mystery you should watch Robert Altman’s “Gosford Park” (2001)
Excellent recommendation. One of my favorite movies.
32:50...Jeez! I never knew Eddie Izzard was in this. 😳
Lol.
As much as I love Albert Finney's performance, my favorite Poirot is Peter Ustinov, especially in "Death on the Nile" and "Evil Under the Sun." Both are HIGHLY recommended.
Another fun Christie film is "The Mirror Cracked," featuring Christie's 2nd most popular sleuth, Miss Marple, played by Angela Lansbury.
Martin Balsam who played Bianchi was also in psycho... he played detective Arbogast
Albert Finney played Hercule Poirot. I just watched a reaction of him in “Erin Brockovich” - but the movie that made me a fan of his was “The Dresser” and also “Orphans.”
Albert Finney was 37yrs old and had to be aged to play Poirot who is supposed to be in his late 50s. This is why his make up looks so heavy.
You should check out Death On The Nile. A different Poirot but a stunning looking film, a strong plot as always with Christie and superb music.... in some ways a better cast too.
You guys are truly my favorite movie reactors, funny moments, you guys make my day every time.
I caught this years ago when ABC showed it and I fell asleep before the end. I read the novel just to find out whodunnit.
Fun Fact: Shriner's wear a Fez so that when they go to conventions, they have something to throw-up in.
As a mason I've not heard that one yet.
He's BELGIAN!
“David Suck-it is the better Pah-raat.”
Epic!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Istanbul to London, Gracie? That's one magic train. Best. Mike.
Agatha Christie has a bunch of murder mysteries with Periot as the main character. I love this movie, thanks for doing it. Please do Death on the Nile with the original cast. Albert Finney did a fantastic job as Periot.
I loved so much the scene where Poirot makes himself ready for sleep.
So much detail. So much cultural insight.
The Mirror Crack'd, Ten Little Indians
I wonder if Agatha Christie has any other novels about him?"
Just a few, just a few.
I was born in 1966 and grew up watching this film whenever it was on tv. It’s my favorite Christie film adaptation. (My favorite tv adaptation is the relatively recent miniseries of And Then There Were None.) I was familiar with the Lindbergh kidnapping even as a pre-teen, so I recognized what case they were drawing from.
The cast here is amazing! In addition to those you recognize, I’ll highlight the brilliant actress Wendy Hiller, who played Princess Dragomirov. She was in at least two iconic films in her youth in the 1930s and ‘40s-Pygmalion, where she was Eliza Doolittle opposite Lesley Howard’s Henry Higgins, and I Know Where I’m Going, a film I only watched on tv when I read the TV Guide’s synopsis, simply calling it, “The most romantic movie ever made.” They weren’t wrong about that!
You solved it! Well done.
Murder on the Orient Express is somewhat famous, so I was aware of the solution before watching it.
Next movie is *Death on the Nile (1978).* Poirot has been recast, but it's done in a similar style. After that it is *Evil Under the Sun (1982).* I fully recommend both. Truly, both are incredible movies featuring Poirot, with stunning casts.
The fact that you got it half way through is super impressive! You should do the 1978 Death on the Nile
his scrooge is so good. love this actor.
7:21 the term "frog" was used because the French like to eat frogs legs. And in return they call us "rosbif" because we like roast beef. Among other things
hahha. Thank you for leaving all the broken name pronunciation at the start. That was hilarious.
i remember reading this story as a teenager and realizing then that i liked murder mysteries and that led to me both working on the police department and becoming a photo journalist and creative writer during my college years
If you've enjoyed this why not give Murder By Death a go. I think you'd like it. 🤔😉
Death on the Nile (1978) + Evil Under the Sun (1982) are both from the same stable only with Hercule Poirot played by Peter Ustinov, you definitely should react to these two films, they will both keep you guessing to the end because Agatha Christie was a genius and these movies got it right.
You guys should check out the movie "murder by death" after this one. It's great 😆
David Suchet (SOO-Shay) and he played Poirot (Pwah roh) for 99% of all the mysteries of him by Agatha Christie for like 20 years. He's the epitome of Poirot.
Do you mean David Suck-it?
You should do Murder by Death
Yes.
If you’re willing to react to miniseries, the BBC’s ‘And Then There Were None’ is similar to this in that it’s a really stacked cast executing an Agatha Christie classic.
I’ll be popping the kettle on 15 minutes beforehand. Who wants milk? Who wants sugar? Whiskey stiffener anyone?
"David Sukkit" 🤣 That has to be deliberate.
In the book, Hector MacQueen was more outside on the fact that his father was the DA in charge of the kidnapping case. MacQueen Sr. was pressured to prosecute the French Maid Paulette (Suzanne in the book) and after she was innocent, MacQueen Sr.'s reputation was ruined. Also, in the book, they all did their best to protect the Countess as she was believed to have the highest motive for killing Cassetti; the Count insisted on coming on the trip and stabbed Cassetti in his wife's place.
Miss Marple Joan Hickson
Bertram’s Hotel
Nemesis
(My favorites!)
There are 33 Poirot Novels, 12 Miss Marple Novels and 4 Tommy and Tuppence Bresford Novels. There are also many short stories.
Not giving a French (BELGIAN!) pronunciation to Poirot but an unnecessary one to Lumet (Lu-Mett) is interesting.
1:26 "sooshay" and "pwahrow".
I'm sure someone already commented this but have another!
Please do 'Death on the Nile' (1978), 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982) and 'Appointment with Death' (1988).
I just pronounce it Pwa-row. I hope you get way more suggestions for British mysteries; I think the Mrs would really enjoy them.
Death on the Nile is also an excellent Poirot adaptation, with another all star cast. I’m really glad you two enjoyed this one, it’s great.
Evil under the sun is a fabulous Poirot mystery.
I've read it maybe 10 years old or so, so i didn't see it coming until very end when he revealed this version.
The best Poirot in my opinion is John Moffatt in the outstanding BBC radio series. Such nuance! 😊A Very mannered performance here by Albert Finney but very good. I hope you will react to the excellent Ustinov in Death On The Nile and Evil Under The Sun.
David Suckit is great !
No, the victim was sedated, he wasn't poisoned to death. They wanted him to be alive so he could see his murderer.
You should watch the murder mystery Anthony Perkins co-wrote with Stephen Sondheim (the composer), _The Last of Sheila._ It was inspired by treasure hunt parties Perkins and Sondheim used to throw.
Since Mrs. Movies enjoyed this one so much....and it is one of the very best of it's kind....I STRONGLY suggest the immediate followup "Death On The Nile" featuring my personal favorite Poirot, Peter Ustinov, and an equally glittering all star cast featuring Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, and David Niven. It's my all time favorite Agatha Christie film and hugely enjoyable to discover for the first time.
To my knowledge the Orient Express is still in operation however it is now more of a hotel on rails than a means of transportation
The short cut down version of that is;
the orient express ended in 1977 when sncf withdrew it
an american bought a load of the old carriages and put them into service as the 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' which is the luxury holiday train we have today.
He couldn't just call it the 'Orient Express', SNCF still owns the rights to the name.
Ingrid Bergman won Best Supporting Actress for her role as the missionary.
22:30 I want to believe that they cast Anthony Perkins for this role just for this question.
Death on the Nile, 1978.
One significant deviation from the novel: there were, as was pointed out in the movie, twelve passengers other than Poirot and Ratchett in the Calais coach, but the conductor Pierre Michel was also one of the murderers, making a total of thirteen, not twelve as on a jury. In the book, it turns out that Countess Andrenyi, the Jacqueline Bisset character, was not involved in the conspiracy, though she has to have suspected that something was going on; to the filmmakers, this probably seemed like one complication too many, so they just seem to have hoped that audiences can't count. Favorite other novels in the Poirot series: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (probably Agatha Christie's greatest masterpiece among many), The A.B.C. Murders, and Curtain.
The green drink that poirot was drinking is Absinthe. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe
This case is based on the true story of the Lindbergh baby, you should google the case.
Another CLASSIC film set on a train you should watch is called
The Lady Vanishes!
It's an absolutely brill film. Yes, it is black and white, but well worth the watch x