The Sleeping Car Murders

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:audience cult following.
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Award_for_Best_Director
César Award nominations
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
novel by Sébastien Japrisot
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
$1 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Simone_Signoret
gptkb:Yves_Montand
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Trintignant
gptkb:Michel_Piccoli
gptkbp:character Detective.
Inspector.
Suspect.
Victim.
Witness.
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
Complex characters.
complex characters.
gptkbp:cinematography Jean Badal
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Raoul_Coutard
Jean Badal
gptkbp:color gptkb:Black_and_White
black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive reviews
positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact French cinema
Influenced later thrillers.
inspired other murder mystery films.
gptkbp:cultural_significance Classic French thriller.
gptkbp:depicts interpersonal relationships
social issues
investigation process
police procedures
psychological tension
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Costa-Gavras
gptkbp:director gptkb:Costa-Gavras
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:CIC
gptkbp:edited_by François Bonnot
gptkbp:editing fast-paced.
gptkbp:editor François Bonnot
gptkbp:features suspense
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:film_technique sound design.
long takes.
use of shadows.
atmospheric lighting.
symbolic imagery.
visual motifs.
dynamic camera movements.
close-ups.
character perspectives.
narrative twists.
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:France
gptkbp:follows detective investigation
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Thriller
gptkb:crime
gptkbp:has_prequel gptkb:none
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:none
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sleeping Car Murders
gptkbp:influenced European cinema.
future crime films
murder mystery genre.
Costa-Gavras' later works.
subsequent French thrillers.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Henri-Georges_Clouzot
gptkb:theater
gptkb:literary_work
real-life events
noir films
Mystery novels.
Art films.
Literary works.
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Film_Noir
gptkb:French_New_Wave
film noir
gptkbp:inspired subsequent adaptations
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:language_spoken sharp and witty.
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic.
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Vangelis
gptkb:Vladimir_Cosma
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Giorgio_Moroder
gptkbp:narrative_style Non-linear
non-linear.
gptkbp:notable_awards Best Director at Cannes
Best Actress at Cannes
Best Screenplay at Cannes
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:its_score
its cinematography
its performances
gptkbp:notable_scene the reveal of the murderer.
gptkbp:plot gptkb:murder_mystery
A series of murders occur on a train.
A murder mystery set on a train.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Georges_de_Beauregard
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Les_Films_de_la_Pléiade
gptkbp:release_date 1965-05-12
May 1965
gptkbp:release_format Theatrical
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1965
gptkbp:remake The Sleeping Car Murders (2010)
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenings 35mm
gptkbp:screenplay gptkb:Sébastien_Japrisot
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Gérard_Brach
Jorge Semprún
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:train
gptkbp:setting gptkb:train
European train
gptkbp:soundtrack Giorgio Moroder's score.
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Simone_Signoret
gptkb:Yves_Montand
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Trintignant
gptkb:Michel_Piccoli
gptkbp:theme gptkb:murder_mystery
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:justice
gptkb:murder
gptkb:Deception
gptkb:mystery
gptkb:Murder
human nature
betrayal.
deception.
justice.
moral ambiguity.
gptkbp:viewing_format Streaming.
Television.
Cinema.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sébastien_Japrisot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7