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1944 German thriller film

Orient Express

Directed by	Viktor Tourjansky
Written by	Peter Groll Emil Burri Viktor Tourjansky
Produced by	Georg Witt Fritz Hippler
Starring	Siegfried Breuer Gusti Wolf Rudolf Prack
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Music by	Lothar Brühne
Production company	Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date	1 December 1944 (1944-12-01)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Orient Express (German: Orient-Express) is a 1944 German thriller film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Siegfried Breuer, Gusti Wolf and Rudolf Prack. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.

Synopsis

As the Orient Express hurtles through the Balkans, a loud scream is heard and the communication cord is pulled. The guard investigates and discovers a dead man in one of the compartments. Police from the nearest town arrive to investigate. It seems most of the passengers are suspicious.

Cast

Siegfried Breuer as Baron Erich Hübner
Gusti Wolf as Sonja Promshek
Rudolf Prack as Franz Schulz
Lisa Siebel as Frau Dr. Inge Geldern
Paul Dahlke as Police Commisar Iwanowitsch
Oskar Sima as Mischa Kowa, reporter
Joseph Offenbach as Inspector Kosta Balaban
Hilde Sessak as Vera Voneitz, aka Vera Pamalet
Lotte Lang as Mizzi Treff
Nicolas Koline as Der Schlafwagenschaffner
Heini Handschumacher as Holzer, private detective
Albert Lippert as Franko, lawyer
Tibor Halmay as Jango
Georg Vogelsang as Anton Brukenhauser
Viktor Afritsch as Garwinsky
Walther Jung as Die Excellenz

References

Wiesenthal p. 28

Bibliography

Wiesenthal, Mauricio. The belle époque of the Orient-Express. Crescent Books, 1979.

External links

Orient Express at IMDb

v t e Films by Victor Tourjansky
The Masked Woman (1924) That Scoundrel Morin (1924) Prince Charming (1925) Michel Strogoff (1926) Tempest (1928) The Adventurer (1928) Volga Volga (1928) Manolescu (1929) The Eaglet (1931) The Duke of Reichstadt (1931) The Unknown Singer (1931) Student's Hotel (1932) The Orderly (1933) Volga in Flames (1934) The Battle (1934) Dark Eyes (1935) The World's in Love (1935) La Peur (1936) City of Anatol (1936) Wells in Flames (1937) The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937) Faded Melody (1938) Secret Code LB 17 (1938) The Blue Fox (1938) The Postmaster's Daughter (1938) The Governor (1939) A Woman Like You (1939) Enemies (1940) The Chaste Beloved (1940) Illusion (1941) Love Stories (1943) Tonelli (1943) Orient Express (1944) Three Times Comedy (1945) The Blue Straw Hat (1949) The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (1950) Chased by the Devil (1950) Marriage for One Night (1953) Salto Mortale (1953) Arlette Conquers Paris (1953) Daybreak (1954) Island of the Dead (1955) The Royal Waltz (1955) The Goddess of Love (1957) Heart Without Mercy (1958) Herod the Great (1959) Prisoner of the Volga (1959) The Cossacks (1960) The Pharaohs' Woman (1960) The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961) A Queen for Caesar (1962)

Films by Victor Tourjansky

The Masked Woman (1924)
That Scoundrel Morin (1924)
Prince Charming (1925)
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Tempest (1928)
The Adventurer (1928)
Volga Volga (1928)
Manolescu (1929)
The Eaglet (1931)
The Duke of Reichstadt (1931)
The Unknown Singer (1931)
Student's Hotel (1932)
The Orderly (1933)
Volga in Flames (1934)
The Battle (1934)
Dark Eyes (1935)
The World's in Love (1935)
La Peur (1936)
City of Anatol (1936)
Wells in Flames (1937)
The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937)
Faded Melody (1938)
Secret Code LB 17 (1938)
The Blue Fox (1938)
The Postmaster's Daughter (1938)
The Governor (1939)
A Woman Like You (1939)
Enemies (1940)
The Chaste Beloved (1940)
Illusion (1941)
Love Stories (1943)
Tonelli (1943)
Orient Express (1944)
Three Times Comedy (1945)
The Blue Straw Hat (1949)
The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (1950)
Chased by the Devil (1950)
Marriage for One Night (1953)
Salto Mortale (1953)
Arlette Conquers Paris (1953)
Daybreak (1954)
Island of the Dead (1955)
The Royal Waltz (1955)
The Goddess of Love (1957)
Heart Without Mercy (1958)
Herod the Great (1959)
Prisoner of the Volga (1959)
The Cossacks (1960)
The Pharaohs' Woman (1960)
The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (1961)
A Queen for Caesar (1962)

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