Horror Express (1972)

Note Générale:

6,4/10   

Réalisateur:

Eugenio Martín

Scénaristes (WGA):

Arnaud d'Usseau (screenplay) and
Julian Zimet (screenplay) (originally as Julian Halevy)

Date de sortie:

janvier 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Mystère | Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

Can it be stopped?

Intrigue:

An English anthropologist has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Anthropologist | Train | China | Fossil

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Compact, eerie and intriguing low budget thriller

Ensemble

Christopher Lee	...	Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton (as Cristopher Lee)
Peter Cushing	...	Dr. Wells
Alberto de Mendoza	...	Father Pujardov
Silvia Tortosa	...	Countess Irina Petrovska
Julio Peña	...	Inspector Mirov
Ángel del Pozo	...	Yevtushenko (as Angel del Pozo)
Helga Liné	...	Natasha
Alice Reinheart	...	Miss Jones
José Jaspe	...	Conductor Koniev
George Rigaud	...	Count Maryan Petrovski (as Jorge Rigaud)
Víctor Israel	...	Luggage Worker
Faith Clift	...	American Passenger
Juan Olaguivel	...	Creature (as Juan Olaguibel)
Barta Barri	...	First Telegraphist
Peter Beckman

Autre(s) titre(s):

Pánico en el Transiberiano (Spain)
Panic in the Trans-Siberian Train (International: English title)

Durée:

USA:90 min | USA:88 min | Spain:84 min

Pays:

UK | Spain

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Finland:K-16 (1990) | Australia:M | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (video rating) (1994) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | Germany:16

Lieux de tournage:

Estudios Madrid 70, Daganzo, Madrid, Spain

Société:

Benmar Productions

Anecdotes:

Peter Cushing arrived in Spain for filming and immediately told producer Bernard Gordon that he could not do the picture, as he felt it was too soon after his wife's death. Christopher Lee convinced Cushing to stay on by reminiscing with him about the previous films they'd worked on together, much to the relief of Gordon.

Goofs:

Anachronismes: Mirov shouldn't be carrying an automatic pistol, as the Tsarist police and military used the Nagant M1895 revolver.

Guillemet:

Father Pujardov: Where there is God, there is always a place for the cross. Even on this stone floor, just so. But Satan is evil, and where there is evil, there is no place for the cross.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Stargate (1994)

Compact, eerie and intriguing low budget thriller

An intriguing idea of a "spirit" of pure evil with the ability to jump from body to body aboard a trans-siberian train. Well done considering budget constraints, and claustrophobic. Lee and Cushing are fine, but it's Telly Savales who chews the scenery to good effect. He is an unexpected treat as a bullying cossack officer and good counterpoint to Lee and Cushing as civilized gentlemen. Don't expect a slick Hollywood production and you won't be disappointed. I watched this on late night TV spookfests everytime it was on during the late 70s and saw something new each time. It's something like a cross between Hammer and Argento, and a little bit of Corman, too.