Based on Graham Greene's novel Stamboul Train, the movie focuses on the lives of individuals aboard the Orient Express as it makes a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople. The main protagonists are a Jewish businessman, Myatt, a chorus girl, Coral Musker, a Serbian Communist, a criminal, and a Lesbian journalist.
Is it worth the ticket? If you have a thing for old black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly smoking and looking out windows with profound sadness, you’ll probably find something to like here. If you need pacing that feels like it wasn't filmed in the Stone Age, you might want to skip it. It's not for the ac...
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Paul Martin
Bruno Ziener
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"Is it worth the ticket? If you have a thing for old black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly smoking and looking out windows with profound sadness, you’ll probably find something to like here. If you need pacing that feels like it wasn't filmed in the Stone Age, you might want to skip it. It's not for the action crowd, and it certainly isn't for people who need a neat, happy ending tied up with a bow. There is something about the *Orient Express* that just feels heavy. It’s not just ..."
Frederik Vogeding
Graham Greene, William M. Conselman, Carl Hovey
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