Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 mystery thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh with a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film stars Branagh as Hercule Poirot, with Tom Bateman, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daisy Ridley in supporting roles. The film is the fourth screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following the 1974 film, a 2001 TV film version, and a 2010 episode of the television series
The Silence of Murder is not responsible for the crime, and set out to prove his innocence and find the true killer. The Silence of Murder The Silence of Murder () is a mystery novel for teen readers written by American author Dandi Daley Mackall and published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (now owned by Penguin Random House) on 11 October 2011. The book later went on to win the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2012. The story centers on the murder of John Johnson, a beloved small-town high school teacher and basketball coach. The only suspect is Jeremy Long, a student