Murder on a moving train? Groundbreaking. But wait — this one's got divorce drama and a fake detective.
The emergency braking of the Orient Express causes chaos. When the lights are switched back on, lawyer Branko is found murdered in his compartment. The Rarna Criminal Investigation Department starts investigating immediately. There are several suspects: Baron Hübner and his divorced wife, the seemingly too staid private detective Holzer and the mysterious Vera Panaid. Suddenly, the mysterious case takes a surprising turn...
Production
Claustrophobic train sets that actually move
Acting
Oskar Sima's reporter steals every scene
Director
Viktor Tourjansky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Viktor Tourjansky fled Russia for France, then Germany, then back — his direction carries that restless energy.
Made during Nazi Germany's occupation of Yugoslavia, the multinational cast and crew quietly resisted through sheer chaos.
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