Hell Train (1985)
Overview
Hell Train is a French film based on a true story. One evening at a ball in a small town, a fight breaks out in an atmosphere tinged with racism. Three of the ringleaders end up at the police station. The next day, November 14, 1983, on the Bordeaux-Ventimiglia train, the three men who were candidates for enlistment in the Foreign Legion beat Habib Grimzi, a 26-year-old Algerian, before throwing him out of a window. A young woman, who witnessed the murder, alerted the police. The investigation begins in a climate of extreme tension. In the city, provocations and attacks are increasing...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 2.498 |
Directed By
Roger Hanin
Crew
Roger Hanin
Jean Curtelin
Roger Hanin
Christine Gouze-Rénal
Philippe Verro
Youcef Tobni
Claude Villand
Mario Luraschi
Jean Penzer
Yves Agostini
Didier Jouyaux
Michel Legrand
Jean-Claude Gallouin
Catherine d'Hoir
Rosine Le Noane
Elisabeth Servouze
TOP CAST
Roger Hanin
Commissaire Couturier
Hammou Graïa
Habib Grimzi
Christine Pascal
Isabelle
Karim Allaoui
Karim
Gérard Klein
Salviat
Rabah Loucif
Farid
Sam Karmann
Duval
Robin Renucci
Muller
Jean-Claude de Goros
Agent grade
Xavier Maly
Legoff
Jacques Nolot
Lancry
Benoît Régent
Jouffroy
Pascale Pellegrin
Madeleine
Didier Sandre
Dalbret
Vincent Solignac
Letellier
Henri Tisot
Mr. Guilabert
Béatrice Camurat
Mme Salviat
Fabrice Eberhard
Lacombe
Farid Gazzah
Mehdi
Nathalie Guérin
Mme Guilabert
Alain Lahaye
Poli
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