The Sleeping Car Murders
7.2
“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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Cast
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Yves Montand
L'inspecteur Grazzi
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Z
Pierre Mondy
Le commissaire Tarquin
Known for
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
Asterix vs. Caesar
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Jacques Perrin
Daniel
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Catherine Allégret
Bambi
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
La Vie en Rose
Simone Signoret
Eliane Darès, l'actrice éventée (Victime #4)
Known for
Diabolique
Casque d'Or
Claude Mann
Jean-Loup Gabert, inspecteur stagière de Grazzi
Known for
Army of Shadows
Bay of Angels
Michel Piccoli
René Cabourg, l'employé besogneux (Victime #2)
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Pascale Roberts
Georgette Thomas, assassinée (Victime #1)
Known for
The Common Man
Marius and Jeannette
Charles Denner
Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
The Night Caller
Nadine Alari
Mme Grazzi
Known for
Have Mercy on Us All
The Adversary
Monique Chaumette
Mme Rivolani
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
Delicacy
Costa-Gavras Director · Sébastien Japrisot Author Michel Magne Composer
Worldwide gross $8.1M · United States release November 17, 1965 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,100,000
Production
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Production
PECF
Production
France
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Original title
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Greece · September 16, 1965
Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
France · November 17, 1965
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 1965
Theatrical
France
April 6, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
September 1, 1966 · Theatrical
Romania
July 3, 1967 · Theatrical
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