The Sleeping Car Murders
| Compartiment tueurs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Screenplay by | Costa Gavras |
| Based on | The Sleeping Car Murders by Sébastien Japrisot |
| Produced by | Julien Derode |
| Starring | Yves Montand Simone Signoret Catherine Allégret Jacques Perrin Michel Piccoli Jean-Louis Trintignant |
| Cinematography | Jean Tournier |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $8.1 million |
The Sleeping Car Murders (also known as The Sleeping Car Murder, French title: Compartiment tueurs) is a 1965 French mystery film directed by Costa-Gavras from the novel by Sébastien Japrisot. It stars Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Allégret, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner and Pascale Roberts. The film was the directorial debut of Costa-Gavras, to be followed later by other, more politically-oriented work.