"Murder on the Orient Express" What are the difficulties of adapting the world's best-selling author's novel into a movie? ?

"Murder on the Orient Express" synopsis

Hercule Poirot, a famous detective, uses his brilliant deductions to find the culprit when church relics are stolen in Jerusalem. He was planning to take a vacation in Istanbul, but when he is asked to solve a case in England, he hurriedly boards the Orient Express. Poirot is relaxing on the departing Orient Express when Poirot is approached by Ratchet, a wealthy American. He says he is being threatened and asks Poirot to protect him. However, Poirot simply refuses Ratchet's request.

Late at night, the Orient Express derails due to an avalanche and becomes stranded on an elevated bridge on a mountainside. A murder took place inside the car. Ratchet was found dead, stabbed 12 times. Arbuthnot, a doctor on board, determines the time of death to be between midnight and 2am. Poirot is asked to investigate by Bouc, a railway company, and begins interviewing each passenger one by one. Various facts have come to light through testimonies from passengers, such as Mrs. Hubbard, who lived in the room next to Ratchet's, complaining that a man had snuck into her room. However, all of the passengers have alibis, and even with Poirot's skill, the identity of the culprit does not emerge.

The remains of a letter found in Ratchet's room reveal that he was once involved in the Armstrong kidnapping case. Was Ratchet, who kidnapped and murdered the girl, killed in revenge? Is the murderer among the passengers or...?

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• Christie's works are difficult to make into movies because of their bold plots.
• The hunt for the true culprit is even more fun with an all-star cast
• Some arrangements as a current movie

Christie's works are difficult to make into movies because of their bold plots.

The more famous the original work is, the more likely it will be a hit if it is made into a movie. However, in the case of an original work that is so well known, great care must be taken when adapting it to a movie. This is because by faithfully reproducing the original work and clearly demonstrating the necessity of making it into a film, the reason for the film's existence becomes clear.

The works of Agatha Christie, known as the queen of mystery novels, are said to have as many readers as the Bible or Shakespeare. Although there are no records of the number of copies of the Bible or Shakespeare published, it is said that approximately 2 billion copies of Christie's novels were published worldwide. The Guinness Book of World Records has also recognized him as the world's best-selling author.

Christie created popular detective characters such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, but the biggest reason why his books are still popular today is the innovativeness of his plots. Stories such as `` The Ackroyd Murder '' and ``And Then There Were None '' easily go beyond the conventional wisdom of mystery novels, and it is absolutely impossible to tell anyone who hasn't read them the ending. Due to its popularity, many Christie works have been made into films, but there are some works, such as ``The Ackroyd Murder'', that are difficult to express in their original form. The hurdles are high.

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There are only a few "great successes" in film adaptations, and perhaps Christie's greatest work is " The Lover ," a short story " Witness for the Prosecution " directed by Billy Wilder. This work also has some very difficult parts to film, but Marlene Dietrich's acting ability overcomes those difficulties brilliantly. If I had to pick a masterpiece next, I would say " Murder on the Orient Express " directed by Sidney Lumet.

The hunt for the true culprit is even more fun with an all-star cast