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 Murder at the Vicarage does not participate in the investigation since his presence as the narrator was unnecessary in a filmed version. "The Murder at the Vicarage" was released by HarperCollins as a graphic novel adaptation on 20 May 2008, adapted and illustrated by "Norma" (Norbert Morandière) (). This was translated from the edition first published in France by in 2005 under the title of "L'Affaire Protheroe". The novel was first serialised in the US in the "Chicago Tribune" in fifty-five instalments from Monday, 18 August to Monday, 20 October 1930. The dedication of the book reads: "To Rosalind" The subject of this dedication