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Hell Train

1985Directed by Roger Hanin1h 30mCrime, Drama

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...

Cast

Crew

Roger Hanin
Director, Writer
Philippe Verro
Executive Producer
Jean Penzer
Director of Photography
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Jean-Claude Gallouin
Production Design

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