The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)

11/17/1965 (FR) • 1h 29m

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Suddenly a scream pierces the air...and you're shocked to discover it's yours!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Yves Montand

L'inspecteur Grazzi

Pierre Mondy

Le commissaire Tarquin

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire

Simone Signoret

Eliane Darès, l'actrice éventée (Victime #4)

Claude Mann

Jean-Loup Gabert, inspecteur stagière de Grazzi

Michel Piccoli

René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2)

Pascale Roberts

Georgette Thomas, assassinée (Victime #1)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

investigation

strangle

murder

train

killer

witness to murder

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