Orient Express (1944 film)

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Orient Express
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Directed by Viktor Tourjansky
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Franz Koch
Music by Lothar Brühne
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date
  • 1 December 1944 (1944-12-01)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

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.

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Synopsis

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

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  1. Wiesenthal p. 28

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