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Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)

Sleeping Car to Trieste poster
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12A
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of passengers on a train from Paris to Trieste find themselves involved in a theft and a chase. The story follows their interactions as secrets and motives come to light during the journey.

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What happens

Sleeping Car to Trieste is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was written by Allan MacKinnon and is a remake of the 1932 film Rome Express. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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