The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)

6.9/10 89 min Crime Thriller Mystery

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.

Cast

Yves Montand

L'inspecteur Grazzi

Pierre Mondy

Le commissaire Tarquin

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Éric Grandin, étudiant vétérinaire

Jacques Perrin

Daniel

Catherine Allégret

Bambi

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)

Charles Denner

Bob, l'amant sincère de Georgette Thomas

Nadine Alari

Mme Grazzi

Monique Chaumette

Mme Rivolani

Christian Marin

Le beau-frère de Georgette, mari soumis

Tanya Lopert

Mme Garaudy

Serge Rousseau

Le contrôleur du train phocéen de nuit

Bernadette Lafont

La sœur "mauvaise langue" de Georgette

Maurice Chevit

Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin

Jacques Dynam

Un inspecteur, sous les ordres de Tarquin

Paul Pavel

M. Rivolani, passager du compartiement (Victime #3)

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