Death On The Nile.1978. Peter Ustinov as Poirot plus a brilliant cast is a great movie and a favorite of mine. Great Channel and Cheer's. Edit: spelling.
MUCH better than the version with Suchet ... which is badly lit and had horrible support cast, none of which could be bothered to perform the correct accent.
Me when the Mrs typically just goes through accusing every character at least once through the whole movie to be the killer: Finally a movie where she's absolutely right with every single one.
Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, 2 plays and 50 short stories featuring Poirot. Agatha Christie wrote 12 novels and 20 short stories featuring Miss Marple.
The Armstrong baby kidnapping is taken from the real-life Lindberg baby kidnapping and murder - Charles Lindberg was a famous aviator, flew solo from NY to Paris, as you may know.
You definitely need to watch the 1978 Murder on the Nile, another all star cast, beautifully shot, another interesting solution (stay away from the modern ones with Branaugh)
I actually prefer David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. That said, this is absolutely the best version of this story for me. The All-Star cast does an outstanding job! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. In seven minutes we will find out….💛💛
David Suchet was a great Poirot, especially to those that came before and aft. The other actors were good actors, but they all seemed to overplay the Poirot description from the books.
YES, YES, YES! David Suchet is the embodiment of Poirot as Christie writes about him, a funny little man that no one takes seriously. Suchet made a detailed study of the books to capture every one of his mannerisms. He was in most if not all of the adaptations of the Christie Poirot stories. But I agree Orient Express is not Suchet's finest works. He became very Catholic over time and it seems he began to see these stories as morality plays, and begin to take them too seriously. Orient Express is one of my least favorite Christie story. You have 12 people on the train who could say anything they want, such as they saw footprints outside the window, meaning the murderer escaped. Hey, they could have also jointly said they saw Poirot do the murder! Among other adaptations of Christie's works that I adore are the Miss Marple stories, starring Joan Hickson, as this seemingly befuddled old lady who solves the most ghastly crimes between drinking tea and knitting. And I would recommend Billy Wilder's 1957 Christie story, Witness For The Prosecution - I defy you to guess the ending. (Avoid the other versions of this.)
Hopefully you might follow this one with Death on the Nile (1978) Really enjoyed your reaction to this movie although watching a repeat is never quite the same as a first time viewing.
The bona fides of this movie are astounding. The director and an actor from "Twelve Angry Men". A star of "Casablanca". Norman Bates, James Bond, Humphrey Bogart's wife, one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of film. . .and the list goes on.
So, of all Agatha Christie crime novels her character Hercules Poirot has the most with 33, Miss Marple has 12. After this Death on the Nile movie came 3 Poirot movies with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. I would highly recommend to watch his Death on the Nile which has such a classic cast with Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, David Niven. That one is directed, filmed and acted with such class. It is a pearl among movies.
Technically there are six Peter Ustinov movies starring Poirot. The first two; *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are excellent. Then there are three television movies; *Thirteen At Dinner, Murder In Three Acts* and *Dead Man's Folly.* And lastly there's *Appointment with Death,* which is also a feature film. While *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are the best, some of the others are interesting. *Thirteen At Dinner* features David Suchet who would go onto play Poirot on television and is seen as the most authentic version of Poirot, in a different role.
The David Suchet 2001 adaptation of Evil Under the Sun is far superior, in my opinion, and makes fewer changes from the novel (one of them being adding Poirot's sidekick Captain Hastings, who is a delight), although it's by no means a star-studded cinematic marvel. It'd be cool, then, to compare the three different Poirots: Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, and David Suchet!
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by a Belgian company that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe, with terminal stations in Paris in the northwest and Istanbul in the southeast, and branches extending service to Athens, Brussels, and London. It has recently been renovated and service is running in Italy and southern Europe. Extended service is scheduled for 2025.
@@Scary__fun I get your joke. But just so people know, there were ferries known as the “boat train” which took the trains across the Channel, and the one used by the Orient Express was very famous.
@@Dej24601 the orient press did not cross the channel. passengers would get off and walk onto a railway steamer at Calais Maritime and get off at Dover Marine where they would walk onto another train. Only one train actually put the carriages onto the boat and shipped them across the Channel and that was the Night Ferry which had special smaller versions of the Wagon Lits cars (ie the famous blue carriages) that would fit the British loading gauge ie be able to fit under UK bridges etc etc.
yes and no. The original company was French but founded by a Belgian, called CIWL. I think it still exists as purely a catering company. 'the' orient express ended in 1977 when sncf , to whom CIWL had sold the carriages and the train names ('Orient Express', 'Rome Express' etc) in or around 1970, withdrew it. and by that point it hadn't seen Istanbul for decades. austrian railways ran something they called orient express from the 70s until the 2010s but it only went as far as vienna or salzburg. the current 'orient express' was set up by an american billionaire ( who i think was the same guy who ran Sea Containers and who therefore also ran the UK east coast mainline as GNER and the Isle of Man Steam Packet, which were both owned by SC in the late 90s/early 2000s) in the 1980s/90s, he purchased a load of the old CIWL blue carriages and formed his 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' (note it wasn't actually called simply 'Orient Express' for the simple reason that the rights to that name were, and still are, owned by none other than the SNCF), which he ran as a luxury holiday train. This is the train we have today and which people (inaccurately-strictly) refer to as the Orient Express.
In 1975, she published her book, Curtain, which was about the death of Poirot. The New York Times published his obituary on their front page, the only time a fictional character has been so featured. Many actors has played Poirot, often with hideous attempts at a Belgium/French accent. Poirot is also spoofed in the Pink Panther comedy series with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with an even worse accent.
After you guys watch enough mystery films (This, MALTESE FALCON, THE THIN MAN, Charlie Chan mysteries, etc) you need to track down the comedy MURDER BY DEATH.
Hercule Poirot is Belgian, and his name is pronounced the French way: “pwaa- ROW.” He is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
@@Muck006 it is very subtle and some might describe it as “ pu-a - ROW, more than pwaa-ROW, but there is a soft breathy sound inserted in the vowel combination of “oir” similar to the word “noir” altho slightly less of a “w” sound than in the word noir. Generally, the French-Belgian pronunciation should avoid being “poor-ROW” and of course, the final letter T is silent.
This is version is where it's at: the all-star cast, the lavish sets, Geoffrey Unsworth's hazy, dreamlike cinematography. All in all, it has a real feel of old world glamour that modern Christie adaptations just don't have.
Lindbergh was the Neil Armstrong of his day, the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic in 1927. He and his wife became America's sweetheart, so when the tragic kidnapping happened, it shocked the world.
The Ustinov version of "Evil Under the Sun" is awesome" due to the supporting cast of really good actors and actresses ... but sadly it was not too faithful to the book with the location.
Nile was not good, entirely missing the grandeur of the original, and that third was was terrible; but I think his Orient Express was pretty good. Not on a par with this one, but not bad. And I thought Branagh's disgust and anger was better portrayed in his film, whereas here he doesn't seem bothered too much.
@@markharris1125 His Orient Express drove me up the wall. SPOILERS They want Poirot to think the murderer is no longer on the train to draw suspicion away from them. So "Mrs. Hubbard" stabs herself, which only draws suspicion to the passengers. All the dumb action-added scenes because now Poirot is someone who chases after people. I could go on.
@@HuntingViolets I'd forgotten about that incident. I have it on Blu-Ray, all this has prompted me to watch again. The good thing is that someone has reacted to this great film. I hope Nile and Evil come along soon, different feel but I love them both.
Many have already mentioned the other two films, but “The Mirror Crack’d” is a good Agatha Christie movie also. Miss Marple is the sleuth in that one. Silly and great detective mystery is, “Murder by Death”. A lot of stars in it. I bet ya’ll would like it.
“According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “frogs” has been used as a term of abuse for men and women since the 14th century. During the 17th century, it was used to refer to the Jesuits and the Dutch. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable traces the use of the word “frogs” for the French to both the eating of frogs’ legs and the fleur-de-lis, the French heraldic device, which was sometimes described as three frogs or toads saluting. In the 16th century, Nostradamus, alluding to the fleur-de-lis, used the word “toads” for Frenchmen, according to Brewer’s. In the late 18th century, the dictionary says, the French court routinely called the people of Paris “grenouilles” or frogs. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, “frogs” and “frog-eaters” began showing up in English as derogatory terms for the French people.”
If my name was David "Suckit", I'd seriously consider having it legally changed. For a phonetic pronunciation of Suchet, think "Soo-shay". ( For Poirot, "Pwa-row". And there are dozens of other stories, and all have been produced for either film or television). The Armstrong baby kidnapping was meant to be reminiscent of the kidnapping and death of the son of Charles Lindbergh, famous aviator credited as the first to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1927.
A few years after this, I saw him play Tamburlaine, in the opening play at the new National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. Awesome performance.
Well, now you have to watch "Death on the Nile" (1978) another Hercule Poirot mystery/detective story adaptation from an Agatha Christie book. I think it's even better.
You should check out Death On The Nile. A different Poirot but a stunning looking film, a strong plot as always with Christie and superb music.... in some ways a better cast too.
7:21 the term "frog" was used because the French like to eat frogs legs. And in return they call us "rosbif" because we like roast beef. Among other things
Still the best film version of Agatha Christie's most famous mystery. Another great Agatha Christie mystery with Poirot in it is "Evil Under the Sun" (1982).
@@chrismetafora6565 the Kenneth Branagh versions of both Orient Express and Death on the Nile are terrible; and he literally made up the entire story of a Haunting in Venice but said it was “based” on a Poirot book called the Halloween Party… it was not. The original movies and the tv show are all the best. There’s even a campy tv movie remake of Orient Express from 2000 with Alfred Molina that’s still better than any Branagh movie.
I was born in 1966 and grew up watching this film whenever it was on tv. It’s my favorite Christie film adaptation. (My favorite tv adaptation is the relatively recent miniseries of And Then There Were None.) I was familiar with the Lindbergh kidnapping even as a pre-teen, so I recognized what case they were drawing from. The cast here is amazing! In addition to those you recognize, I’ll highlight the brilliant actress Wendy Hiller, who played Princess Dragomirov. She was in at least two iconic films in her youth in the 1930s and ‘40s-Pygmalion, where she was Eliza Doolittle opposite Lesley Howard’s Henry Higgins, and I Know Where I’m Going, a film I only watched on tv when I read the TV Guide’s synopsis, simply calling it, “The most romantic movie ever made.” They weren’t wrong about that!
Albert Finney played Hercule Poirot. I just watched a reaction of him in “Erin Brockovich” - but the movie that made me a fan of his was “The Dresser” and also “Orphans.”
You should watch the murder mystery Anthony Perkins co-wrote with Stephen Sondheim (the composer), _The Last of Sheila._ It was inspired by treasure hunt parties Perkins and Sondheim used to throw.
The short cut down version of that is; the orient express ended in 1977 when sncf withdrew it an american bought a load of the old carriages and put them into service as the 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' which is the luxury holiday train we have today. He couldn't just call it the 'Orient Express', SNCF still owns the rights to the name.
For fun murder mysteries, you can't beat the Thin Man series from the 1930's. Nick and Nora Charles are your great grandparents. For a comedy mystery with a train connection, you might try "Lady on a Train" (not the Lady Vanishes) from 1945.
I love David Suchet as Poirot but this movie was awesome. Everyone played their part so well... such big names in this classic. Love it ❤ Also, for anyone wondering, the german poem that is being read to the princess Dragomirov by her servant is "Mignon" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A rough translation would be "Do you know the land where the citrus trees blossom / In dark foliage the golden oranges ripe / A soft wind blows from the sky / The myrtle stands still and the daphne grows tall / Do you know it? / There, there I want to move with you my beloved." Such beautiful poems exist but the world moves on and forgets about them...
i remember reading this story as a teenager and realizing then that i liked murder mysteries and that led to me both working on the police department and becoming a photo journalist and creative writer during my college years
As much as I love Albert Finney's performance, my favorite Poirot is Peter Ustinov, especially in "Death on the Nile" and "Evil Under the Sun." Both are HIGHLY recommended. Another fun Christie film is "The Mirror Cracked," featuring Christie's 2nd most popular sleuth, Miss Marple, played by Angela Lansbury.
This is the best movie adaptation of a Christie novel. The TV series Poirot with David Suchet (sushay not suckit 😊) is pretty good but you should really read the books to get the best of Christie - especially 'The Murder of Rodger Ackroyd' commonly regarded as the greatest whodunit ever written. they are all pretty short and can easily be read in a couple of hours.
Great reaction guys. Some more Agatha Christie for you Evil Under the Sun and Death on the Nile with Peter Ustinov playing Poirot, And Then There Were None with Walter Huston, and Crooked House. Avoid the Ken Branaugh versions like the plague. Some other mysteries you would like are The Thin Man, Gosford Park, Hound of the Baskervilles, Laura, Double Indemnity, and Charade.
It occurred to me that Martin Balsam and Anthony Perkins are both in this movie after appearing together in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. I wonder what that reunion between those two men was like.
Mrs. Movies said about one of the actresses, “Her face is lovely”. If you don’t know her from her mature years, perhaps you’d like to react to her (Vanessa Redgrave) in Camelot some day - she plays Guinevere opposite Richard Harris’s King Arthur. One of the best musicals ever made, and superbly acted.
David Suchet (SOO-Shay) and he played Poirot (Pwah roh) for 99% of all the mysteries of him by Agatha Christie for like 20 years. He's the epitome of Poirot.
If you’re willing to react to miniseries, the BBC’s ‘And Then There Were None’ is similar to this in that it’s a really stacked cast executing an Agatha Christie classic.
there are other Hercule Poirot movies there's the 3 Kenneth Branagh Hercule Poirot murder on the orient express remake death on the Nile a haunting in Venice there are also the 6 peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot death on the Nile from 1978 evil under the sun appointment with death it was ok dead mans folly thriteen at dinner murder in three acts
The best Poirot in my opinion is John Moffatt in the outstanding BBC radio series. Such nuance! 😊A Very mannered performance here by Albert Finney but very good. I hope you will react to the excellent Ustinov in Death On The Nile and Evil Under The Sun.
I must have watched the reveal sequence a hundred times and could watch it a hundred more..loved Albert's finneys poirot (you might try his the dresser equally addictive) and the allstar cast is a masters class .. Peter Ustinovs Poirot is great and the David suchet series is perfection. kenneth braraughn is good in death in venice...and on the nile...despite the weird mustache with it's own backstory....but I cant get through his orient express because this one is fixed in my brain. Miss marples a must for murder mysteries as well Margaret Rutherford and Joan hickson personal favorites. And.christies 10 little Indians has several adaptations.
Albert Finney is amazing. He also plays the lawyer in Erin Brochovich, and one of the bad guys in the Bourne movies. He has such a broad range. I would never have recognized him in this movie.😊
This is from 1074. Fifteen years before the David Suchet television series. The actor here portraying Poirot, is Albert Finney, A UK Manchester lad like myself.
Interesting that Lauren Bacall (who was Humphrey Bogart’s wife) is in this with Ingrid Bergman (who played Ilsa in Casablanca). Also, Martin Balsam played the detective (Arbogast) in Psycho, along with Anthony Perkins. What a deep cast this had. Thanks for reacting to this one, guys.
Agatha Christie had a couple of recurring sleuths. I have the final Poirot novel. After becoming familiar with a few of the other famous sleuths, uou can better enjoy Murder by Death.
Glad you guys watch this version instead of the latest adaptation one, which not very a good one. I love this and David Suchet version. Hercule Poirot is a man using his brain rather than brawn to fight the criminals. He hates violent, that is why the newest version is not a good one.
I can't believe any adults don't know this story. I read it first but saw my first movie version decades ago. So obviously I know the ending for a long time. But I watch every version because it is still fun to see the different actor's and director's versions. I agree this is probably the best version of this story although the Suchet is very good too. While I generally like Keneth Branagh I think his Poirot especially in THIS story is bad. Poirot is supposed to be a funny little Belgian man who is smart. He is NOT supposed to be an action hero getting into fist fights and almost being pushed off the train. That's not Poirot. I DID like Branagh's A Murder in Venice which is his version of Halloween Party. The cinematography was fantastic and they kept Poirot from fighting physically which helped a lot. I am enjoying this video. The fact that they are trying to piece together how the intro kidnapping ties to what is going on 5 years later is so quaint. Glad this wasn't spoiled for them. I wish I could forget the solution of this and the ending to the Charleston Heston Planet of the Apes and see them for the first time again.
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Death On The Nile.1978. Peter Ustinov as Poirot plus a brilliant cast is a great movie and a favorite of mine. Great Channel and Cheer's. Edit: spelling.
This is my favorite Poirot movie! And Peter Ustinov is my favorite version of Poirot! 😊 Angela Lansbury killed it in Death on the Nile! 🥰
@@lk_c7214 Oh yes, Peter Ustinov was amazing. And i love Angela Lansbury as Miss Marple in "The mirror crack'd".
MUCH better than the version with Suchet ... which is badly lit and had horrible support cast, none of which could be bothered to perform the correct accent.
"Evil Under the Sun", "Appointment with Death" also featured Peter Ustinov as "Poirot"...
Me when the Mrs typically just goes through accusing every character at least once through the whole movie to be the killer: Finally a movie where she's absolutely right with every single one.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, 2 plays and 50 short stories featuring Poirot.
Agatha Christie wrote 12 novels and 20 short stories featuring Miss Marple.
There were at least eight sleuths in the Agatha Christie novels, two of them worked as a team.
@@angelagraves865 Tuppence and Tommy Beresford.
@@HuntingViolets Typically called "Tommy & Tuppence" ... stop simping.
@@Muck006 Just flows better that way for me. Not sure the order is worth being a jerk about.
@@Muck006 lol saddo
The Armstrong baby kidnapping is taken from the real-life Lindberg baby kidnapping and murder - Charles Lindberg was a famous aviator, flew solo from NY to Paris, as you may know.
He was also a "famous" BIGAMIST with at least a second wife in Germany.
@@Muck006 And maybe had something to do with his child kidnapping.
The little Lindberg law.
And an American Fascist who though the US should ally with Hitler.
@@reesebn38 Amazing how long a conspiracy theory can last.
This and "Death on the Nile" from '78 are the best Poirot movies.
And murder under the sun
You definitely need to watch the 1978 Murder on the Nile, another all star cast, beautifully shot, another interesting solution (stay away from the modern ones with Branaugh)
Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun are phenomenal for their incredible costumes and gorgeous locations!
I actually prefer David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. That said, this is absolutely the best version of this story for me. The All-Star cast does an outstanding job! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. In seven minutes we will find out….💛💛
My mother liked him as well. We watched every one of his episodes.
David Suchet was a great Poirot, especially to those that came before and aft.
The other actors were good actors, but they all seemed to overplay the Poirot description from the books.
YES, YES, YES! David Suchet is the embodiment of Poirot as Christie writes about him, a funny little man that no one takes seriously. Suchet made a detailed study of the books to capture every one of his mannerisms. He was in most if not all of the adaptations of the Christie Poirot stories.
But I agree Orient Express is not Suchet's finest works. He became very Catholic over time and it seems he began to see these stories as morality plays, and begin to take them too seriously.
Orient Express is one of my least favorite Christie story. You have 12 people on the train who could say anything they want, such as they saw footprints outside the window, meaning the murderer escaped. Hey, they could have also jointly said they saw Poirot do the murder!
Among other adaptations of Christie's works that I adore are the Miss Marple stories, starring Joan Hickson, as this seemingly befuddled old lady who solves the most ghastly crimes between drinking tea and knitting.
And I would recommend Billy Wilder's 1957 Christie story, Witness For The Prosecution - I defy you to guess the ending. (Avoid the other versions of this.)
Same here, as for preferring Suchet, but I think Finney does a serviceable job.
I think you mean David Suck it.
The character Ratchet is played by award winning actor Richard Widmark - some good movies in his arsenal
I was introduced to him in Judgment At Nuremberg
Kiss of Death.
Hopefully you might follow this one with Death on the Nile (1978) Really enjoyed your reaction to this movie although watching a repeat is never quite the same as a first time viewing.
Say, I’ve seen this a few times over the decades and I never recalled both Martin Balsam and Anthony Perkins were in this movie. “Psycho” veterans!
That’s quite right.
David Suchet... 'Soo-shay' was the long running Poirot on UK TV and excellent in the role.
I laughed so hard at "David Suck-it"...
@@SadPeterPan1977 yeah, I had to say something lol!
The bona fides of this movie are astounding. The director and an actor from "Twelve Angry Men". A star of "Casablanca". Norman Bates, James Bond, Humphrey Bogart's wife, one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of film. . .and the list goes on.
So, of all Agatha Christie crime novels her character Hercules Poirot has the most with 33, Miss Marple has 12. After this Death on the Nile movie came 3 Poirot movies with Peter Ustinov as Poirot. I would highly recommend to watch his Death on the Nile which has such a classic cast with Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury, Olivia Hussey, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Maggie Smith, David Niven. That one is directed, filmed and acted with such class. It is a pearl among movies.
Much better than the recent remake.
My one gripe about that one is how much Angela chews the scenery.
Technically there are six Peter Ustinov movies starring Poirot. The first two; *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are excellent. Then there are three television movies; *Thirteen At Dinner, Murder In Three Acts* and *Dead Man's Folly.* And lastly there's *Appointment with Death,* which is also a feature film.
While *Death on the Nile* and *Evil Under the Sun* are the best, some of the others are interesting. *Thirteen At Dinner* features David Suchet who would go onto play Poirot on television and is seen as the most authentic version of Poirot, in a different role.
@@paulpenna5615 Faye Dunaway is also in _Thirteen at Dinner._
@@Ultracity6060You mean Jessica Fletcher?
This and Death on the Nile (1978) are my favourite Agatha Christie films.
please watch these other Hercule Poirot movies
1.Death on the Nile 1978 2.Evil Under The Sun 1982
Or even better, ITV's complete Poirot series.
Yes, please!
The David Suchet 2001 adaptation of Evil Under the Sun is far superior, in my opinion, and makes fewer changes from the novel (one of them being adding Poirot's sidekick Captain Hastings, who is a delight), although it's by no means a star-studded cinematic marvel.
It'd be cool, then, to compare the three different Poirots: Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, and David Suchet!
"Poi-rot" had me laughing 🤣🤣🤣
Great cast in both versions, but the OG is pretty stellar.
As a Poirot fan, I cringed when she called him a French detective! 🤣🤣🤣
Suckit
''What have you been doin' for the last ten years?''
''... You.''
Lol, you walked right into that one
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by a Belgian company that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe, with terminal stations in Paris in the northwest and Istanbul in the southeast, and branches extending service to Athens, Brussels, and London. It has recently been renovated and service is running in Italy and southern Europe. Extended service is scheduled for 2025.
If it went to London in 1930, it would plunge into the English Channel and drown all the passengers, Haha,
@@Scary__fun I get your joke. But just so people know, there were ferries known as the “boat train” which took the trains across the Channel, and the one used by the Orient Express was very famous.
@@Dej24601 the orient press did not cross the channel. passengers would get off and walk onto a railway steamer at Calais Maritime and get off at Dover Marine where they would walk onto another train.
Only one train actually put the carriages onto the boat and shipped them across the Channel and that was the Night Ferry which had special smaller versions of the Wagon Lits cars (ie the famous blue carriages) that would fit the British loading gauge ie be able to fit under UK bridges etc etc.
yes and no.
The original company was French but founded by a Belgian, called CIWL. I think it still exists as purely a catering company.
'the' orient express ended in 1977 when sncf , to whom CIWL had sold the carriages and the train names ('Orient Express', 'Rome Express' etc) in or around 1970, withdrew it. and by that point it hadn't seen Istanbul for decades.
austrian railways ran something they called orient express from the 70s until the 2010s but it only went as far as vienna or salzburg.
the current 'orient express' was set up by an american billionaire ( who i think was the same guy who ran Sea Containers and who therefore also ran the UK east coast mainline as GNER and the Isle of Man Steam Packet, which were both owned by SC in the late 90s/early 2000s) in the 1980s/90s, he purchased a load of the old CIWL blue carriages and formed his 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' (note it wasn't actually called simply 'Orient Express' for the simple reason that the rights to that name were, and still are, owned by none other than the SNCF), which he ran as a luxury holiday train. This is the train we have today and which people (inaccurately-strictly) refer to as the Orient Express.
Agarha Christie wrote many mysteries featuring Hercule Poirot and her other sleuth, Miss Marpole. She averaged a novel a year for about thirty years
In 1975, she published her book, Curtain, which was about the death of Poirot. The New York Times published his obituary on their front page, the only time a fictional character has been so featured.
Many actors has played Poirot, often with hideous attempts at a Belgium/French accent. Poirot is also spoofed in the Pink Panther comedy series with Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with an even worse accent.
I grew up on the David Suchet Poirots. Whenever I hear the theme now I still think 'it's my bed time soon'
David Suchet is the definitive Poirot. This version is too cartoonish.
Same my mother always watched Poirot.
After you guys watch enough mystery films (This, MALTESE FALCON, THE THIN MAN, Charlie Chan mysteries, etc) you need to track down the comedy MURDER BY DEATH.
They need to see a Miss Marple movie as well.
And a Thin Man movie
Hercule Poirot is Belgian, and his name is pronounced the French way: “pwaa- ROW.”
He is one of Agatha Christie’s most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
No "w" in that pronounciation.
@@Muck006 it is very subtle and some might describe it as “ pu-a - ROW, more than pwaa-ROW, but there is a soft breathy sound inserted in the vowel combination of “oir” similar to the word “noir” altho slightly less of a “w” sound than in the word noir. Generally, the French-Belgian pronunciation should avoid being “poor-ROW” and of course, the final letter T is silent.
This is version is where it's at: the all-star cast, the lavish sets, Geoffrey Unsworth's hazy, dreamlike cinematography. All in all, it has a real feel of old world glamour that modern Christie adaptations just don't have.
The kidnapping backstory is inspired by a similar case involving Charles Lindbergh.
Lindbergh was the Neil Armstrong of his day, the first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic in 1927. He and his wife became America's sweetheart, so when the tragic kidnapping happened, it shocked the world.
McQueen just sedated him. So they all got a stab at him😂Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun are so great ❤❤❤
The Ustinov version of "Evil Under the Sun" is awesome" due to the supporting cast of really good actors and actresses ... but sadly it was not too faithful to the book with the location.
@@Muck006 one of my favorite scenes is when he is at the beach to go "swimming"🤣🤣🤣
As your special requester Markus rightly says, the Kenneth Branagh remakes of this and _Death On The Nile_ are abominations.
True! And I like a lot of the other stuff he's done, like _Dead Again_ and the Shakespeare stuff.
Nile was not good, entirely missing the grandeur of the original, and that third was was terrible; but I think his Orient Express was pretty good. Not on a par with this one, but not bad.
And I thought Branagh's disgust and anger was better portrayed in his film, whereas here he doesn't seem bothered too much.
@@markharris1125 His Orient Express drove me up the wall.
SPOILERS
They want Poirot to think the murderer is no longer on the train to draw suspicion away from them. So "Mrs. Hubbard" stabs herself, which only draws suspicion to the passengers. All the dumb action-added scenes because now Poirot is someone who chases after people. I could go on.
@@HuntingViolets I'd forgotten about that incident. I have it on Blu-Ray, all this has prompted me to watch again.
The good thing is that someone has reacted to this great film. I hope Nile and Evil come along soon, different feel but I love them both.
Many have already mentioned the other two films, but “The Mirror Crack’d” is a good Agatha Christie movie also. Miss Marple is the sleuth in that one. Silly and great detective mystery is, “Murder by Death”. A lot of stars in it. I bet ya’ll would like it.
“According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “frogs” has been used as a term of abuse for men and women since the 14th century. During the 17th century, it was used to refer to the Jesuits and the Dutch. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable traces the use of the word “frogs” for the French to both the eating of frogs’ legs and the fleur-de-lis, the French heraldic device, which was sometimes described as three frogs or toads saluting. In the 16th century, Nostradamus, alluding to the fleur-de-lis, used the word “toads” for Frenchmen, according to Brewer’s. In the late 18th century, the dictionary says, the French court routinely called the people of Paris “grenouilles” or frogs. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, “frogs” and “frog-eaters” began showing up in English as derogatory terms for the French people.”
If my name was David "Suckit", I'd seriously consider having it legally changed. For a phonetic pronunciation of Suchet, think "Soo-shay". ( For Poirot, "Pwa-row". And there are dozens of other stories, and all have been produced for either film or television). The Armstrong baby kidnapping was meant to be reminiscent of the kidnapping and death of the son of Charles Lindbergh, famous aviator credited as the first to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1927.
You guys are truly my favorite movie reactors, funny moments, you guys make my day every time.
This one is pretty good but my favorite is "Death On The Nile" from 1978. I watch it over and over. Great cast!
Albert Finney is fantastic Poirot! Hard to believe he’s the same man playing Ed in Erin Brokovich
Go watch him in Miller's Crossing from The Coen Brothers.
A few years after this, I saw him play Tamburlaine, in the opening play at the new National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames. Awesome performance.
Well, now you have to watch "Death on the Nile" (1978) another Hercule Poirot mystery/detective story adaptation from an Agatha Christie book. I think it's even better.
Also the actor Martin Balsam played detective Arbogast in "Psycho". So this film reunites two actors from Hitchcock's classic film
You should check out Death On The Nile. A different Poirot but a stunning looking film, a strong plot as always with Christie and superb music.... in some ways a better cast too.
7:21 the term "frog" was used because the French like to eat frogs legs. And in return they call us "rosbif" because we like roast beef. Among other things
Wow, talk about butchering names.
Still the best film version of Agatha Christie's most famous mystery. Another great Agatha Christie mystery with Poirot in it is "Evil Under the Sun" (1982).
32:50...Jeez! I never knew Eddie Izzard was in this. 😳
Lol.
It's a pity that nobody reacts to the Agatha Christie-like "Deathtrap."
Yea! 😊 So glad you’re watching this version and not the terrible remake! ❤️
Remake not good?
@@chrismetafora6565 the Kenneth Branagh versions of both Orient Express and Death on the Nile are terrible; and he literally made up the entire story of a Haunting in Venice but said it was “based” on a Poirot book called the Halloween Party… it was not. The original movies and the tv show are all the best. There’s even a campy tv movie remake of Orient Express from 2000 with Alfred Molina that’s still better than any Branagh movie.
@@chrismetafora6565l loved the remake ❤
@@lk_c7214 Very looooooooooosely inspired. Still bugged me because it had the same method of murder in one of my WIPs. :)
Evil Under the Sun (1982) with Peter Ustinov as Hecule Poirot is another great and enjoyable movie you can miss.
This was my introduction to Poirot..😍😍😍. Outstanding cast.
I was born in 1966 and grew up watching this film whenever it was on tv. It’s my favorite Christie film adaptation. (My favorite tv adaptation is the relatively recent miniseries of And Then There Were None.) I was familiar with the Lindbergh kidnapping even as a pre-teen, so I recognized what case they were drawing from.
The cast here is amazing! In addition to those you recognize, I’ll highlight the brilliant actress Wendy Hiller, who played Princess Dragomirov. She was in at least two iconic films in her youth in the 1930s and ‘40s-Pygmalion, where she was Eliza Doolittle opposite Lesley Howard’s Henry Higgins, and I Know Where I’m Going, a film I only watched on tv when I read the TV Guide’s synopsis, simply calling it, “The most romantic movie ever made.” They weren’t wrong about that!
hahha. Thank you for leaving all the broken name pronunciation at the start. That was hilarious.
Miss Marple Joan Hickson
Bertram’s Hotel
Nemesis
(My favorites!)
"David Sukkit" 🤣 That has to be deliberate.
Albert Finney played Hercule Poirot. I just watched a reaction of him in “Erin Brockovich” - but the movie that made me a fan of his was “The Dresser” and also “Orphans.”
You should watch the murder mystery Anthony Perkins co-wrote with Stephen Sondheim (the composer), _The Last of Sheila._ It was inspired by treasure hunt parties Perkins and Sondheim used to throw.
Poirot did it with his moustache !
For another cracking, non-scary, murder mystery you should watch Robert Altman’s “Gosford Park” (2001)
Excellent recommendation. One of my favorite movies.
To my knowledge the Orient Express is still in operation however it is now more of a hotel on rails than a means of transportation
The short cut down version of that is;
the orient express ended in 1977 when sncf withdrew it
an american bought a load of the old carriages and put them into service as the 'Venice Simplon Orient Express' which is the luxury holiday train we have today.
He couldn't just call it the 'Orient Express', SNCF still owns the rights to the name.
He's BELGIAN!
Istanbul to Calais, France, where passengers could then transfer to a water transport that would take them to London.
For fun murder mysteries, you can't beat the Thin Man series from the 1930's. Nick and Nora Charles are your great grandparents. For a comedy mystery with a train connection, you might try "Lady on a Train" (not the Lady Vanishes) from 1945.
The Thin Man is in my Top 10 all-time favorite movies. So fun.
1:26 "sooshay" and "pwahrow".
I'm sure someone already commented this but have another!
This is probably the best "who-done-it" murder mystery every written just because of the reveal and the overall circumstances around it.
I love David Suchet as Poirot but this movie was awesome. Everyone played their part so well... such big names in this classic. Love it ❤ Also, for anyone wondering, the german poem that is being read to the princess Dragomirov by her servant is "Mignon" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A rough translation would be "Do you know the land where the citrus trees blossom / In dark foliage the golden oranges ripe / A soft wind blows from the sky / The myrtle stands still and the daphne grows tall / Do you know it? / There, there I want to move with you my beloved." Such beautiful poems exist but the world moves on and forgets about them...
Tha man was passed out. They eah took a stab so no one really knew who actually killed him.
i remember reading this story as a teenager and realizing then that i liked murder mysteries and that led to me both working on the police department and becoming a photo journalist and creative writer during my college years
Death on the Nile is also an excellent Poirot adaptation, with another all star cast. I’m really glad you two enjoyed this one, it’s great.
I wonder if Agatha Christie has any other novels about him?"
Just a few, just a few.
You guys should check out the movie "murder by death" after this one. It's great 😆
As much as I love Albert Finney's performance, my favorite Poirot is Peter Ustinov, especially in "Death on the Nile" and "Evil Under the Sun." Both are HIGHLY recommended.
Another fun Christie film is "The Mirror Cracked," featuring Christie's 2nd most popular sleuth, Miss Marple, played by Angela Lansbury.
This is the best movie adaptation of a Christie novel. The TV series Poirot with David Suchet (sushay not suckit 😊) is pretty good but you should really read the books to get the best of Christie - especially 'The Murder of Rodger Ackroyd' commonly regarded as the greatest whodunit ever written. they are all pretty short and can easily be read in a couple of hours.
Great reaction guys. Some more Agatha Christie for you Evil Under the Sun and Death on the Nile with Peter Ustinov playing Poirot, And Then There Were None with Walter Huston, and Crooked House. Avoid the Ken Branaugh versions like the plague.
Some other mysteries you would like are The Thin Man, Gosford Park, Hound of the Baskervilles, Laura, Double Indemnity, and Charade.
I’ll be popping the kettle on 15 minutes beforehand. Who wants milk? Who wants sugar? Whiskey stiffener anyone?
You should do Murder by Death
Yes.
FINALLY one of my favorite movies..... 😄
It occurred to me that Martin Balsam and Anthony Perkins are both in this movie after appearing together in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. I wonder what that reunion between those two men was like.
Please do 'Death on the Nile' (1978), 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982) and 'Appointment with Death' (1988).
If you've enjoyed this why not give Murder By Death a go. I think you'd like it. 🤔😉
Mrs. Movies said about one of the actresses, “Her face is lovely”. If you don’t know her from her mature years, perhaps you’d like to react to her (Vanessa Redgrave) in Camelot some day - she plays Guinevere opposite Richard Harris’s King Arthur. One of the best musicals ever made, and superbly acted.
8:33 - Hercule Poirot is Belgian, not French. He is very adimant about this.
30:33 - That's Linda Arden.
I caught this years ago when ABC showed it and I fell asleep before the end. I read the novel just to find out whodunnit.
David Suchet (SOO-Shay) and he played Poirot (Pwah roh) for 99% of all the mysteries of him by Agatha Christie for like 20 years. He's the epitome of Poirot.
Do you mean David Suck-it?
Not giving a French (BELGIAN!) pronunciation to Poirot but an unnecessary one to Lumet (Lu-Mett) is interesting.
If you’re willing to react to miniseries, the BBC’s ‘And Then There Were None’ is similar to this in that it’s a really stacked cast executing an Agatha Christie classic.
there are other Hercule Poirot movies there's the 3 Kenneth Branagh Hercule Poirot murder on the orient express remake death on the Nile a haunting in Venice there are also the 6 peter Ustinov Hercule Poirot death on the Nile from 1978 evil under the sun appointment with death it was ok dead mans folly thriteen at dinner murder in three acts
The best Poirot in my opinion is John Moffatt in the outstanding BBC radio series. Such nuance! 😊A Very mannered performance here by Albert Finney but very good. I hope you will react to the excellent Ustinov in Death On The Nile and Evil Under The Sun.
David Sue-Shay and Hercule Poor-row
You guys should check out david suchets tv movies of poirot as the charcter growth and progression is followed with each film. Absolutely loved them.
I must have watched the reveal sequence a hundred times and could watch it a hundred more..loved Albert's finneys poirot (you might try his the dresser equally addictive) and the allstar cast is a masters class .. Peter Ustinovs Poirot is great and the David suchet series is perfection. kenneth braraughn is good in death in venice...and on the nile...despite the weird mustache with it's own backstory....but I cant get through his orient express because this one is fixed in my brain.
Miss marples a must for murder mysteries as well Margaret Rutherford and Joan hickson personal favorites. And.christies 10 little Indians has several adaptations.
Albert Finney is amazing. He also plays the lawyer in Erin Brochovich, and one of the bad guys in the Bourne movies. He has such a broad range. I would never have recognized him in this movie.😊
My favorite is The Dresser. And Orphans. Albert Finney.🎉🎉🎉
@@im-gi2pg I'll have to check those out
Martin Balsam who played Bianchi was also in psycho... he played detective Arbogast
David Suchet IS Hercule Poirot 🧐
The most stacked cast of all time?
Baywatch?
The Mirror Crack'd, Ten Little Indians
This is from 1074. Fifteen years before the David Suchet television series. The actor here portraying Poirot, is Albert Finney, A UK Manchester lad like myself.
You have a slight typo you might want to edit.
Ingrid Bergman won Best Supporting Actress for her role as the missionary.
This case is based on the true story of the Lindbergh baby, you should google the case.
Interesting that Lauren Bacall (who was Humphrey Bogart’s wife) is in this with Ingrid Bergman (who played Ilsa in Casablanca). Also, Martin Balsam played the detective (Arbogast) in Psycho, along with Anthony Perkins. What a deep cast this had. Thanks for reacting to this one, guys.
The original is better than the awful remake
and the kenneth branagh hercule poirot are better
Agatha Christie had a couple of recurring sleuths. I have the final Poirot novel.
After becoming familiar with a few of the other famous sleuths, uou can better enjoy Murder by Death.
David SUE-shay (Suchet is the master)
Hercule PWAH-row
Kenneth BRAH-nah
No, the victim was sedated, he wasn't poisoned to death. They wanted him to be alive so he could see his murderer.
Glad you guys watch this version instead of the latest adaptation one, which not very a good one. I love this and David Suchet version. Hercule Poirot is a man using his brain rather than brawn to fight the criminals. He hates violent, that is why the newest version is not a good one.
Please watch sometimes they come back
You need to watch Sharpe and Hornblower
I can't believe any adults don't know this story. I read it first but saw my first movie version decades ago. So obviously I know the ending for a long time. But I watch every version because it is still fun to see the different actor's and director's versions. I agree this is probably the best version of this story although the Suchet is very good too. While I generally like Keneth Branagh I think his Poirot especially in THIS story is bad. Poirot is supposed to be a funny little Belgian man who is smart. He is NOT supposed to be an action hero getting into fist fights and almost being pushed off the train. That's not Poirot. I DID like Branagh's A Murder in Venice which is his version of Halloween Party. The cinematography was fantastic and they kept Poirot from fighting physically which helped a lot. I am enjoying this video. The fact that they are trying to piece together how the intro kidnapping ties to what is going on 5 years later is so quaint. Glad this wasn't spoiled for them. I wish I could forget the solution of this and the ending to the Charleston Heston Planet of the Apes and see them for the first time again.
“David Suck-it is the better Pah-raat.”
Epic!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣