Horror Express

1972 87 min ★ 6.3 Horror

Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.

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Cast

Christopher Lee

Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton

Peter Cushing

Dr. Wells

Telly Savalas

Captain Kazan

Alberto de Mendoza

Father Pujardov

Silvia Tortosa

Countess Irina Petrovska

Julio Peña

Inspector Mirov

Ángel del Pozo

Yevtushenko

Helga Liné

Natasha

Alice Reinheart

Miss Jones

José Jaspe

Conductor Koniev

Details

Director

Eugenio Martín

Screenplay

Arnaud d'Usseau

Tagline

"A nightmare of terror travelling aboard the Horror Express!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$300,000

Production

Benmar Productions, Granada Films

Reviews

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John Chard

November 28, 2015

★ 7.5/10

One of our links is missing! It's as nutty as a Dundee Cake is Horror Express, but a wonderful slice of horror it is. Boasting Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as a twin elegant force that are fighting evil, pic is in safe hands. As the title suggests, story takes place on a train, a Trans-Siberian Express no less. Anthropologist Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton (Lee) has discovered a creature froze...

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Wuchak

March 16, 2019

★ 7/10

***Originally titled "Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express"*** A British anthropologist (Christopher Lee) discovers a frozen prehistoric “missing link” in 1906, Manchuria, and transports it to Europe by train. All hell breaks loose when the eerie thing escapes and preys on the passengers. Peter Cushing plays a colleague while Telly Savalas hams it up as an intimidating Cossack officer in the la...

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CinemaSerf

May 28, 2023

★ 6/10

Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas - yes, Kojak himself, star in this Anglo-Spanish horror flick about a beastie unearthed in China that wreaks havoc on the train that is bringing it back to Europe. The story is actually quite good; though the quality of the print I saw was pretty dreadful so sadly it became more of a perseverance exercise, than one of enjoyment. The direction is qui...