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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Where Murder on the Orient Express says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Set in Jerusalem, Istanbul and the Alps, but filmed in Malta and a studio in England

Scenes and places

Poirot solves the theft at the Holy Sepulchre (1934)

Poirot settles a theft at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and heads home to London. His friend Bouc arranges a berth for him on the Orient Express.

Set in Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem — In 1934 Hercule Poirot solves a theft at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The church in Jerusalem's Old City is the traditional site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial.

Filmed at Valletta, Malta (Valletta, Malta) — City-level only: the opening Jerusalem scenes were filmed in Valletta; no street is named in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Boarding in Istanbul (1934)

Poirot is booked onto the Orient Express, while Bouc finds him a place when the train is unexpectedly full. The passengers who will share the journey are introduced.

Set in Stamboul Station, Istanbul — Poirot and the other passengers gather at the Istanbul station and bazaar before the train leaves. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Sirkeci was the historic eastern terminus of the Orient Express; the film's station is a studio set.

Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey (Longcross Studios, Surrey, Longcross, United Kingdom) — The Istanbul station and bazaar were sets built here; no filming took place in Turkey. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Aboard the Orient Express (1934)

Ratchett tries to hire Poirot as protection after receiving threatening letters, and Poirot refuses to work for a suspicious man.

Set in Orient Express (the train) — Most of the story takes place in the compartments and dining car of the Simplon-route Orient Express.

The Orient Express was the luxury train linking Paris and Istanbul.

Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey (Longcross Studios, Surrey, Longcross, United Kingdom) — Train interiors and exteriors were shot here on two working replicas of the Orient Express. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The avalanche on the viaduct (1934)

The train is stuck on the line and no one can leave. During the night Poirot hears noises in the hall and sees a figure in a red kimono.

Set in Snowbound viaduct — An avalanche derails the engine and strands the passengers until a rescue crew can re-rail the locomotive.

The location in the story is not named; the film places the train somewhere in the mountains.

Filmed at Longcross Studios, Surrey (back lot set) (Longcross Studios, Surrey, Longcross, United Kingdom) — The viaduct and snow drift were built at Longcross, with a New Zealand TranzAlpine backdrop. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Great St Bernard Pass (Italy-Switzerland border) (Great St Bernard Pass, Aosta Valley, Italy) — Alpine exterior shots Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Triengen-Büron private railway line, Switzerland (Triengen, Switzerland) — Extra filming without the actors Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Hercule Poirot — A famed Belgian detective travelling home to London on the Orient Express.