In contrast to the novel, in which the passengers admit to Poirot's accusation, and then expand upon how the crime was committed, screenwriter Paul Dehn left the dining car in absolute stillness at the close of Poirot's summation, the passengers' silence a painful admission of their guilt. The only plot element lost by this otherwise effective device was the passengers' revelation of the reason they decided to commit the crime en masse as opposed to one of them acting on behalf of the family: so that none of them would have to live with the guilt of knowing whose blow had actually killed Ratchett.
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05-03-2025 alle ore 08:25