Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Quotes

Taglines: The Who's Who in the Whodunnit!

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Bianchi: Hercule. I thank you.

Hercule Poirot: My friend. Now I must go and wrestle with my report to the police and with my conscience.

Dr. Constantine: [referring to Pierre] He had the means to do it. The passkey to Ratchett's room.

Hercule Poirot: And a knife borrowed from the chef.

Bianchi: With whom he was in league.

Hercule Poirot: Which he plunged, repeatedly and without motive, into the body of his suitably astonished victim.

Hercule Poirot: Cassetti was responsible for her murder. How does that strike you?

Beddoes: I have often felt, sir, that instead of our employers requiring references from us, we should require references from them.

Hercule Poirot: If all these people are not implicated in the crime, then why have they all told me, under interrogation, stupid and often unnecessary lies? Why? Why? Why? Why?

Dr. Constantine: Doubtless, Monsieur Poirot, because they did not expect you to be on the train. They had no time to concert their cover story.

Hercule Poirot: I was hoping someone other than myself would say that.

Hercule Poirot: You never smile, madame la princesse.

Princess Dragomiroff: My doctor has advised against it.

Hercule Poirot: Forgive me, Miss Debenham, I must be brief. You met Colonel Arbuthnott and fell in love with each other in Baghdad. Why must the English conceal even their most impeccable emotions?

Mary Debenham: To answer your observations, in order, of course: Yes, yes, and I don't know.

Beddoes: Oh, yes, sir, the Italian person.

Hercule Poirot: Eh, does he speak English?

Beddoes: A kind of English, sir. I think he learnt it in a place called Chicago.

Countess Andrenyi: [[w:Trional|trional] As is my custom on night trains, I took ].

Dr. Constantine: Diethylsulphone dimethyl methane. One dilutes the white crystals with water. It is a strong hypnotic.

Countess Andrenyi: Ha, ha! He makes it sound like a poison!

Dr. Constantine: As with most sleeping drugs, if taken in sufficient quantities it IS a poison.

Count Andrenyi: [jumping up] You are not-!

Hercule Poirot: Ah, you are not accused... you are ex-cused! Thank you both for your help and cooperation.

Mrs. Hubbard: [to Bianchi] Don't you agree the man entered my compartment to gain access to Mr. Ratchett?

Princess Dragomiroff: I can think of no other reason, madam.

Bianchi: You mean you saw the man? You can identify the murderer?

Mrs. Hubbard: I mean nothing of the kind. I mean there was a man in my compartment last night. It was pitch dark, of course, and my eyes were closed in terror...

Bianchi: Then how did you know it was a man?

Mrs. Hubbard: Because I've enjoyed very warm relations with both my husbands.

Bianchi: With your eyes closed?

Mrs. Hubbard: That helped.

Bianchi: Now, Pierre, it is cold. Now, we can place Monsieur Poirot in the number 16, which is always kept vacant.

Pierre: It is taken, Signor, by a Mr. Hardman.

Bianchi: [Pierre nods; Bianchi gestures to Poirot; Poirot boards the train, followed by Bianchi, who gives Pierre a look] Then as a director of the line, I command you to place Monsieur Poirot in what we know to be the empty berth above Mr. McQueen's number 4. Monsieur. At least you can get two tips.

A.D.C.: Ah, here's your ticket, Monsieur Poirot. I'm afraid you've still got another hour.

Hercule Poirot: Then, please, do not wait.

A.D.C.: Not wait? Hah. After all you've done for us, Monsieur Poirot? Ha ha. Oh. Uh, my general's orders were to ensure your safe departure. He also wished to thank you again for saving the honour of the British garrison in Jordan. The Brigadier's, uh, confession, was opportune. I say, how did you do it? Was it the old, uh, thumbscrew, you know, the rack, huh?... Oh. Well, uh, you'll be able to rest as soon as you get to Stamboul. The, uh, the Church of Santa Sophia is absolutely magnificent.

Hercule Poirot: You have seen it?

A.D.C.: No.

Colonel Arbuthnott: Sorry if I hurt the lad. Provocation.

Colonel Arbuthnott: [long pause] Miss Debenham is not a woman! She is a lady.

Colonel Arbuthnott: Can you give me your solemn oath - as a foreigner?

Hercule Poirot: Ladies and gentlemen, you are all aware that a repulsive murderer has himself been repulsively and, perhaps, deservedly murdered.

Hercule Poirot: [[Macbeth] Only by interrogating the other passengers could I hope to see the light, but when I began to question them, the light, as ] would have said, thickened.

Hercule Poirot: Forgive me, I'm only an ignorant Belgian!

Hercule Poirot: [To Bianchi and the doctor as he lights the slightly burned paper to see what was originally written] Observe, memorize! You're my only witnesses!

Hercule Poirot: Bianchi, Doctor, has it occurred to you that there are too many clu-ues in this room?

Hercule Poirot: [After uncovering Ratchett's stab wounds, Bianchi starts to waver] Mon pauvre, if you must go woop-woop, please go woop-woop not to windward, but to leeward.

Hercule Poirot: [To Pierre and Beddoes, upon discovering Ratchett's body] Ah, touch nothing!

Hercule Poirot: Mr. Ratchett, I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices. I take only such cases now as interest me, and to be frank, my interest in your case is, uh... dwindling.