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The Ghost Train (1933)

The Ghost Train poster
Original title
Kísértetek vonata
Directed by
Lajos Lázár
Genre
comedy film, horror film, thriller film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Stranded travelers wait at a remote train station and encounter strange events. They must figure out if a ghost train is real or part of a trick.

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What happens

The Ghost Train (Hungarian: Kísértetek vonata) is a 1933 Hungarian comedy mystery thriller film directed by Lajos Lázár and starring Jenö Törzs, Marika Rökk and Ella Gombaszögi. It is an adaptation of Arnold Ridley's 1923 play The Ghost Train. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. A Romanian version of the story was also produced the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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