Orient Express (German: Orient-Express) is a 1944 German thriller film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Siegfried Breuer, Gusti Wolf and Rudolf Prack. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber.
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Synopsis
As the Orient Express hurtles through the Balkans, a loud scream is heard and the communication cord is pulled. The guard investigates and discovers a dead man in one of the compartments. Police from the nearest town arrive to investigate. It seems most of the passengers are suspicious.
Cast
Siegfried Breuer as Baron Erich Hübner
Gusti Wolf as Sonja Promshek
Rudolf Prack as Franz Schulz
Lisa Siebel as Frau Dr. Inge Geldern
Paul Dahlke as Police Commisar Iwanowitsch
Oskar Sima as Mischa Kowa, reporter
Joseph Offenbach as Inspector Kosta Balaban
Hilde Sessak as Vera Voneitz, aka Vera Pamalet
Lotte Lang as Mizzi Treff
Nicolas Koline as Der Schlafwagenschaffner
Heini Handschumacher as Holzer, private detective
Albert Lippert as Franko, lawyer
Tibor Halmay as Jango
Georg Vogelsang as Anton Brukenhauser
Viktor Afritsch as Garwinsky
Walther Jung as Die Excellenz