The Madness Express
4.5
“Get ready for the most unhinged and hilarious wild ride!”
Sébastien, a conscientious and professional train inspector, dreams of being transferred to the South of France. To validate his transfer, he has to make one last routine run under the supervision of Madeleine, a slightly sociopathic inspector who won't let him go. That's when everything goes wrong: between a driver who thinks he's driving a fighter jet, a jealous colleague and passengers who are each crazier than the last, what was supposed to be a formality turns into the worst trip of his life.
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Cast
23 people
Artus
Sébastien
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Elsa Zylberstein
Madeleine
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Benjamin Tranié
Simon
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Maël Rouin Berrandou
Adel
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Mickaël Pichard
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Bérangère McNeese
Léa
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Louise Coldefy
Sabine, l'ex-femme de Simon
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Philippe Duquesne
Patrick, le chef de gare
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Lyes Salem
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Known for
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Marc Riso
Fabrice, le conducteur du train
Known for
A Little Something Extra
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Mourade Zeguendi
Le fuyard
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Jean-Luc Couchard
Capitaine J.C.
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Olivier Van Hoofstadt Director · Frédéric Jurie Screenplay Bruno Degrave Cinematographer
First release August 7, 2023 · Produced in France, Belgium · Production TF1 Films Production, TF1 Studio
Production
Vendôme Production
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
TF1 Studio
Production
Beside Productions
Production
TF1
Production
TMC
Production
Cinémage 17
Production
Cinéaxe 4
Production
ANGOA
Production
France · Belgium
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Languages
Original title
Veuillez nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 7, 2023
Premiere
France · August 9, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 27, 2024 · Physical · DVD
August 14, 2025 · TV · TF1
May 8, 2026 · TV · TMC
May 24, 2026 · TV · TFX
Ukraine
October 26, 2023 · Theatrical
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