The Sleeping Car Murder
“Suddenly a scream pierces the air...and you're shocked to discover it's yours!”
Costa-GavrasCast
Catherine Allégret 
Jacques Perrin 
Simone Signoret 
Michel Piccoli 
Pascale Roberts 
Yves Montand
Credits
Written by: 
Sébastien Japrisot
Plot
Six people travel by overnight train from Marseilles to Paris. When they arrive, one of them, a young woman, is found dead in a sleeping berth.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965) is a French crime film directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Yves Montand, Pierre Mondy and Jean-Louis Trintignant. It runs 89 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,654 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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