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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.
Christopher Lee
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Peter Cushing
Dr. Wells
Telly Savalas
Captain Kazan
Alberto de Mendoza
Father Pujardov
Silvia Tortosa
Countess Irina Petrovska
Julio Peña
Inspector Mirov
Ángel del Pozo
Yevtushenko
Helga Liné
Natasha
Alice Reinheart
Miss Jones
José Jaspe
Conductor Koniev
George Rigaud
Count Maryan Petrovski
Víctor Israel
Luggage Worker
Faith Clift
American Passenger, Miss Bennett (uncredited)
Juan Olaguibel
Creature
José Marco
Vorkin
José Canalejas
Russian Guard
Vicente Roca
Station Master
Hiroshi Kitatawa
Grashinski - the Locksmith (uncredited)
Barta Barri
First Telegraphist
Peter Beckman
Second Telegraphist (uncredited)
Allen Russell
Capt. O'Hagan (uncredited)
Fernando Villena
(uncredited)
Director
Eugenio Martín
Novel
John W. Campbell Jr.
Screenplay
Julian Zimet
Screenplay
Arnaud d'Usseau
Story
Gene Martin
November 28, 2015
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It's as nutty as a Dundee Cake is Horror Express, but a wonderful slice of horror it is. Boasting Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as a twin elegant force that are fighting evil, pic is in safe hands. As the title suggests, story takes place on a train, a Trans-Siberian Express no less. Anthropologist Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton (Lee) has discovered a creature frozen during one of his mountain expeditions, and has it safely locked up during the train journey. Yeah, right! Pretty soon grisly deaths start occurring so Saxton and Dr. Wells (Cushing) must find out what the beast is and how to stop it - if it can be stopped that is...
It's a splendid amalgamation of films like And Then There Were None and The Thing from Another World. Although it's often cheap looking, the modest budget actually makes the "B" movie roots engage rather than hinder. Telly Savalas' introduction late in the day doesn't make a lot of sense, and he hams it for all he's worth, but again there's a horror charm about it as the blood does flow and eyeballs do pop. While the revelation and modus operandi of the creature, the science aspects of it, contains good thought and doesn't insult the viewers in spite of the nuttiness of it all.
Great fun, so go buy a ticket and get on board. 7.5/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$300,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00