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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Murder on the Orient Express is the 2017 feature film adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in the film as the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who must solve a murder that has occurred on an express train that is caught in the middle of the snowstorm. Ridley Scott serves as a producer on the film and the cast includes Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom, Jr., Daisy Ridley, Penélope Cruz, and Willem Dafoe. The 2017 film marks the fifth adaptation of the Christie novel, which follows a 1974 feature film that was directed by Sidney Lumet and starred Albert Finney as Poirot, a 2001 modern television film adaptation, a Japanese television miniseries, as well as an episode from the ITV series that starred David Suchet as Poirot. Branagh would return to direct and star as Poirot in the 2020 feature film adaptation of Death on the Nile.
The following weapons were used in the film Murder on the Orient Express (2017):
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Handguns
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Mr. Ratchett (Johnny Depp) carries what appears to be a Colt Model 1903. He is shown keeping it under his pillow. The pistol also is seen in the hands of Dr. Arbuthnot (Leslie Odom, Jr.) and Buoc (Tom Bateman).
Colt Police Positive
Gerhard Hardman (Willem Dafoe) is seen with a revolver that Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) identifies it as a blued Colt Police Positive with a checkered grip, manufactured in 1927, He then confiscates it from Hardman. Later it is used, briefly, by Caroline Hubbard (Michelle Pfeiffer).
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III
Police in Jerusalem use Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk IIIs.
Mauser Rifle
A Yugoslav police officer is seen with what appears to be a Mauser rifle slung on his shoulder at the end, presumably an M24 Serbian Mauser given the location. The bolt and rear handguard are not shown.
