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Horror Express

Horror Express

Horror · 1972

Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.

Movie details

Horror Express

“A nightmare of terror travelling aboard the Horror Express!”

1972 Horror 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Horror Express?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Eugenio Martín

Written by

Julian Zimet · Arnaud d'Usseau · Eugenio Martín

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Dr. Wells

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Captain Kazan

Alberto de Mendoza

Alberto de Mendoza

Father Pujardov

Silvia Tortosa

Silvia Tortosa

Countess Irina Petrovska

Julio Peña

Julio Peña

Inspector Mirov

Ángel del Pozo

Ángel del Pozo

Yevtushenko

Court is in session

Put Horror Express on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.