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...
Released: Jan 09, 1985
Runtime: 90 minutes
Stars: Roger Hanin, Hammou Graïa, Christine Pascal, Karim Allaoui, Gérard Klein, Rabah Loucif
Crew: Roger Hanin (Director), Jean Curtelin (Writer), Roger Hanin (Writer), Christine Gouze-Rénal (Producer), Philippe Verro (Executive Producer), Youcef Tobni (Editor)