Horror Express

Director: Eugenio Martín Eugenio Martín

Overview

This horror science-fiction thriller, a cult favorite, takes place in 1907. Professor Caxton (Christopher Lee), a fossil-hunter has discovered some sort of pre-human creature frozen in ancient Manchurian ice. He is traveling to London with his find on the Trans-Siberian Railway and is horrified to discover that his frozen man is missing, and corpses and zombies are appearing all over the train. It turns out that the frozen specimen is an alien with some unusual powers. The combined forces of Professor Caxton, his rival Dr. Wells (Peter Cushing), and a Cossack captain (Telly Savalas) are needed to save the world from this monstrous being. Skillfully told, with a good dose of humor, this film also features the train which appeared a year before in Nicholas and Alexandra .

Product Details

Release Date:	02/12/2019
UPC:	0760137220480
Original Release:	1972
Source:	Arrow Video
Region Code:	A
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	15,170

Special Features

Brand new 2k restoration from original film elements; High definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation; Original uncompressed mono audio; Optional English Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; Brand new Audio Commentary with Stephen Jones and Kim Newman; Ticket to Die - filmmaker Steve Haberman offers up an appreciation of Horror Express; Night Train to Nowhere - filmmaker Ted Newsom on Horror Express and his late friend, Producer Bernard Gordon; Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express - an archival interview with Director Eugenio Martin; Notes from the Blacklist - Horror Express Producer Bernard Gordon on working in Hollywood during the McCarthy Era; Telly and Me - an archival interview with Composer John Cacavas ; Archival introduction to the film by film journalist Chris Alexander; Original theatrical trailer; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christopher Lee	Prof. Alex Caxton
Silvia Tortosa	Irina
Julio Pena	Mirov
Angel del Pozo	Yevtuchenko
Helga Liné	Natasha
Peter Cushing	Dr. Wells
Telly Savalas	Capt. Kazan
Alice Reinheart	Srta Jones
Jose Jaspe	Konev
Victor Israel	Maletero
Vicente Roca	Jefe Estacion
Barta Barry	First Telegrafista
Jose Marco	Vorkin
Jose Canalejas	Guardia Ruso
Jorge Rigaud	Conde Petrovski
Alberto de Mendoza	Inspector Mirov
John Cacavas	Conductor

Technical Credits

Eugenio Martín

Arnaud D'Usseau

Julian Halevy

Julian Zimet

Eugenio Martín	Director,Original Story,Screenwriter
John Cacavas	Score Composer
Arnaud D'Usseau	Screenwriter
Robert Dearberg	Editor
Ramirez Gomez	Production Designer,Set Decoration/Design
Bernard Gordon	Producer
Juanjo Gracia	Art Director
Julian Halevy	Screenwriter
Pablo Perez	Special Effects
José María Ramos	Production Designer
Gregorio Sacristan	Associate Producer
Alejandro Ulloa	Cinematographer
Julian Zimet	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Eugenio Martín's Horror Express is a goofily enjoyable 1970s horror film, of the sort many horror fans first encountered on television on rainy Saturday afternoons during misspent youths. The film features Hammer horror vets Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing--both in fine form--and a cunning extraterrestrial ape monster who robs its victims of all their knowledge, turning them into white-eyed bloodthirsty slaves to its will. Telly Savalas stirs things up effectively in a small but pivotal role as a thuggish Cossack commander. The film's plot has a dizzyingly complex science fiction underpinning that makes little sense and still manages to be very amusing. The real concern of the story is more of a mechanical passengers-being-picked-off-one-by-one motif. But it's executed with wit and energy, with the lines between good and evil refreshingly hazy, with cheesy gore effects, and with just enough allegorical food for thought to keep science fiction fans and Russian history buffs on their toes.

All Movie Guide - Josh Ralske