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Trans-Europ-Express

Name: Trans-Europ-Express
Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1966
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier, Charles Millot, Daniel Emilfork

A movie producer, director and assistant take the Trans-Europ-Express from Paris to Antwerp. They get the idea for a movie about a drug smuggler on their train and visualize it while taping the script.

1966 · Directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet · 95 min · Mystery · Thriller · 10 frames

Tagline

Erotic? Serious? Funny? Tragic? A Mystery? A Game? A Paradox? Neo-Sadism? A Detective Story?

Crew

Written by: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Cinematography: Willy Kurant
Edited by: Bob Wade
Produced by: Samy Halfon

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Elias
Marie-France Pisier as Eva
Christian Barbier as Lorentz
Charles Millot as Franck
Daniel Emilfork as le policier
Henri Lambert as l'inspecteur
Alain Robbe-Grillet as Jean
Catherine Robbe-Grillet as Lucette
Virginie Vignon as la vendeuse
Gérard Palaprat as le jeune hôte

Production

Country: France
Language: French, Dutch
Studios: Como Films
Themes: rape, drug smuggling, surrealism, film in film, train

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