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The Sleeping Car Murders

The Sleeping Car Murders

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

19656.91h 29m

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.

Directed by Costa-Gavras
Written by Sébastien Japrisot, Costa-Gavras
Produced by Julien Derode
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Top Cast

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

L'inspecteur Grazzi

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

Le commissaire Tarquin

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Daniel

Catherine Allégret

Catherine Allégret

Bambi

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

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

Claude Mann

Claude Mann

Jean-Loup Gabert, inspecteur stagière de Grazzi

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

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

Pascale Roberts

Pascale Roberts

Georgette Thomas, assassinée (Victime #1)

Charles Denner

Charles Denner

Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas

Themes & Keywords

investigationstranglemurdertrainkillerwitness to murder

About The Sleeping Car Murders

The Sleeping Car Murders is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1965 exploring themes of investigation, strangle, murder, train, killer, witness to murder. Directed by Costa-Gavras, it stars Yves Montand, Pierre Mondy, Jean-Louis Trintignant. 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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