Murder on the Orient Express Teaser poster Directed by Kenneth Branagh Produced by Ridley Scott Mark Gordon Simon Kinberg Kenneth Branagh Judy Hofflund Michael Schaefer Screenplay by Michael Green Based on Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Starring Kenneth Branagh Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Johnny Depp Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Michelle Pfeiffer Daisy Ridley Music by Patrick Doyle Cinematography Haris Zambarloukos Edited by Mick Audsley Production company Kinberg Genre The Mark Gordon Company Scott Free Productions The Estate of Agatha Christie Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United Kingdom) November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10) (United States) Country United States Language English