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Director Costa-Gavras
Runtime 1h 29m · NR
Genres Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Film The Sleeping Car Murders 1965 · NR· 1h 29m· Crime· Mystery· Thriller
“Suddenly a scream pierces the air...and you're shocked to discover it's yours!”
Six people travel by overnight train from Marseilles to Paris. When they arrive, one of them, a young woman, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police, led by Inspector Grazzi, investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one among them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the others start turning up dead. It's up to the remaining two to solve the case, lest they become the next victims.
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Yves Montand as L'inspecteur Grazzi Pierre Mondy as Le commissaire Tarquin Jean-Louis Trintignant as Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire Jacques Perrin as Daniel Catherine Allégret as Bambi Simone Signoret as Eliane Darès, l'actrice éventée (Victime #4) Claude Mann as Jean-Loup Gabert, inspecteur stagière de Grazzi Michel Piccoli as René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2) Pascale Roberts as Georgette Thomas, assassinée (Victime #1) Charles Denner as Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas Nadine Alari as Mme Grazzi Monique Chaumette as Mme Rivolani Christian Marin as Le beau-frère de Georgette, mari soumis Tanya Lopert as Mme Garaudy Jenny Orléans as La sœur de René Cabourg Serge Rousseau as Le contrôleur du train phocéen de nuit Bernadette Lafont as La sœur "mauvaise langue" de Georgette Maurice Chevit as Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin Jacques Dynam as Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin Paul Pavel as M. Rivolani, passager du compartiement (Victime #3) Philippe Rouleau as L'inspecteur Antoine André Valmy as Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin Daniel Gélin as Le vétérinaire titulaire, chargé de cours (uncredited) Françoise Arnoul as Une infirmière à l'école vétérinaire (uncredited) Dominique Zardi as Un inspecteur au bistrot (uncredited) Claude Berri as Un porteur à la gare de Lyon (uncredited) Marcel Bozzuffi as Un agent de police (uncredited) Nicole Desailly as La concierge d'Eliane (uncredited) Denise Péron as Une pocharde (uncredited) Claude Dauphin as Le frère d'Eliane (uncredited) Key Crew
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 16 crew)
Details Runtime 1h 29m · NR
Status Released
Studios Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Languages French
Countries France
Rating 6.9/10 · 98 votes
Original language fr
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