Horror Express (1972)

Original title

Pánico en el Transiberiano

Directed by

Eugenio Martín

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, mystery film

Country

United Kingdom, Spain

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 340 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1906 a frozen prehistoric creature is found in a cave in Manchuria and loaded onto a train. The creature turns out to be a shape-shifting alien that kills the passengers and steals their memories.

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What happens

Horror Express (Spanish: Pánico en el Transiberiano, lit. 'Panic on the Trans-Siberian') is a 1972 science-fiction horror film directed by Eugenio Martín, and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Telly Savalas; with Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Peña, George Rigaud, Ángel del Pozo, Helga Liné, and Alice Reinheart in supporting roles. Inspired by John W. Campbell's novella Who Goes There?, the film is set in the year 1906, and its storyline follows the various passengers aboard a European-bound Trans-Siberian Railway. They are soon stalked, one by one, by an alien intelligence inhabiting the frozen body of an ancient primitive humanoid brought onboard by an anthropologist. A Spanish and British co-production, the film premiered at the 1972 Sitges Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Award for Best Script. It has developed a cult following among horror film fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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