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Hell Train

Hell Train

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.214/10

Release Date

09 January 1985

Country

France

Cast

Roger Hanin

Roger Hanin

Commissaire Couturier

Hammou Graïa

Hammou Graïa

Habib Grimzi

Christine Pascal

Christine Pascal

Isabelle

Karim Allaoui

Karim Allaoui

Karim

Gérard Klein

Gérard Klein

Salviat

Rabah Loucif

Rabah Loucif

Farid

Sam Karmann

Sam Karmann

Duval

Robin Renucci

Robin Renucci

Muller

Jean-Claude de Goros

Jean-Claude de Goros

Agent grade

Xavier Maly

Xavier Maly

Legoff

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Lancry

Benoît Régent

Benoît Régent

Jouffroy

Pascale Pellegrin

Pascale Pellegrin

Madeleine

Didier Sandre

Didier Sandre

Dalbret

Vincent Solignac

Vincent Solignac

Letellier

Henri Tisot

Henri Tisot

Mr. Guilabert

Béatrice Camurat

Béatrice Camurat

Mme Salviat

Fabrice Eberhard

Fabrice Eberhard

Lacombe

Farid Gazzah

Farid Gazzah

Mehdi

Nathalie Guérin

Nathalie Guérin

Mme Guilabert

Alain Lahaye

Alain Lahaye

Poli

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

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