The adaptation is unusual in that the narrative begins with Poirot in the midst of solving his recent case in Palestine (referring back to the case mentioned in the book). Other deviations from the novel include scenes of the stoning of an adulteress on the streets of Istanbul, and Mary Debenham having a useless right arm as a result of injuries sustained while trying to stop Daisy Armstrong's kidnapping and being the organizer of the plan, whereas in the novel it was Caroline Hubbard/Linda Arden. Most notably, instead of each member of the 'Jury' coming to Cassetti's room during the night and stabbing him one at a time, where they line up and stab him one after the other, resulting in him dying from the sheer quantity of wounds sustained rather than leaving any ambiguity about which one of the jury struck the fatal blow.įollowing a trend of religious elements introduced to the series after 2003, the script includes extended religious and moral dialogues. Armstrong's American obstetrician) taking his place among the 'jury', and Antonio Foscarelli being the lover of the maid (whose name is changed from Susanne to Françoise) as well as being the chauffeur. Loosely faithful to the original story, it has a number of major differences, such as the character of Cyrus Hardman being omitted from the story, with Doctor Constantine (who is changed from a Greek doctor to Mrs. Spoiler warning: A spoiler is announced! The following section contains details about the plot of Murder on the Orient Express and its adaptation.

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