Murder on the Orient Express (2010)

Director
Philip Martin

Main cast
David Suchet; Tristan Shepherd; Sam Crane; Toby Jones; Brian J. Smith

Genres
Mystery, Crime

Description
Poirot investigates the murder of a shady American businessman stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express when it is blocked by a blizzard in Croatia.


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