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Orient Express (1944 film)

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Orient Express
Directed byViktor Tourjansky
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFranz Koch
Music byLothar Brühne
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date
  • 1 December 1944 (1944-12-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Orient Express (German: Orient-Express) is a 1944 German thriller film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Siegfried Breuer, Gusti Wolf and Rudolf Prack.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.

Synopsis

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As the Orient Express hurtles through the Balkans, a loud scream is heard and the communication cord is pulled. The guard investigates and discovers a dead man in one of the compartments. Police from the nearest town arrive to investigate. It seems most of the passengers are suspicious.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Wiesenthal p. 28

Bibliography

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  • Wiesenthal, Mauricio. The belle époque of the Orient-Express. Crescent Books, 1979.
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