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10 expressly fascinating facts!

10 expressly fascinating facts!

Before you watch Murder On The Orient Express, investigate the life of writer Agatha Christie

Take a closer look at this most celebrated of crime authors

Buy Murder On The Orient Express on the Virgin Media Store from Monday 26 February or rent from Monday 5 March. Cert 12

Stand down, Charles Dickens, JK Rowling and Stephen King – you’ve got nothing on this literary giant. With over two billion copies of her books sold worldwide, British writer Agatha Christie remains the best-selling novelist of all time.

 

And if you’re partial to a dazzling Christie adaptation with a flabbergastingly good ensemble cast, we’ve got just the thing – the brilliant Murder On The Orient Express. Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as supersleuth Hercule Poirot, who must find a killer from a very long list of suspects – played by the glittering likes of Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe and Michelle Pfeiffer.

 


What’s more, you can delve even deeper into the captivating world of Christie with the Agatha Christie Collection on the Virgin Media Store. Featuring the 1974 adaptation of Murder On The Orient Express as well as Death On The Nile, Evil Under The Sun, and The Mirror Crack’d, it’s a sumptuous feast of mystery, intrigue and stunning storytelling.

 

Want to know more about a writer who lived a life less ordinary? We’ve got 10 fantastic facts that are ready to wow you…

 

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