The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder

95 mins | Crime | Nov. 17, 1965

Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one of them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the other passengers start turning up dead. It is then up to the last remaining two to solve the case, before they become the next victims.

The Sleeping Car Murder

95 mins | Crime | Nov. 17, 1965

The Sleeping Car Murder
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one of them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the other passengers start turning up dead. It is then up to the last remaining two to solve the case, before they become the next victims.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers PECF
Original title Compartiment tueurs
Directors Costa-Gavras
Writers Sébastien Japrisot, Costa-Gavras

Cast

Jacques Perrin

as Daniel

Yves Montand

as Inspecteur Grazzi

Simone Signoret

as Eliane Darès

Claude Mann

as Jean-Loup

Michel Piccoli

as René Cabourg

Jean-Louis Trintignant

as Éric Grandin

Pascale Roberts

as Georgette Thomas

Pierre Mondy

as le Commissaire

Nadine Alari

as Madame Grazzi

Bernadette Lafont

as la soeur de Georgette

Monique Chaumette

as Madame Rivolani

Paul Pavel

as M. Rivolani

Christian Marin

as le beau-frère

Tanya Lopert

as Madame Garaubert

Jenny Orléans

as la soeur de René Cabourg

Daniel Gélin

as le vétérinaire

Françoise Arnoul

as une élève à l'école vétérinaire

Serge Rousseau

as le contrôleur du train

Dominique Zardi

as Un inspecteur au bistrot

Claude Berri

as Un porteur (uncredited)

Marcel Bozzuffi

as Un agent de police (uncredited)

Claude Dauphin

as Le frère d'Eliane (uncredited)

Nicole Desailly

as La concierge d'Eliane (uncredited)

Denise Péron

as Une pocharde (uncredited)