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Horror Express

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Nov 2015, 01:40 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd May 2022, 22:35 on BBC Four

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An English palaeontologist working in Manchuria in 1907 discovers a frozen two-million-year-old anthropoid monster with mystical powers.

On the train journey home, the beast thaws, comes back to life and wreaks havoc among the passengers of the train.

Classic cult horror starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Show less

Contributors

Prof. Alexander Saxton:: Christopher Lee
Dr Wells:: Peter Cushing
Kazan:: Telly Savalas
Father Pujardov:: Alberto De Mendoza
Countess Irina Petrovski:: Silvia Tortosa
Inspector Mirov:: Julio Pena
Director:: Eugenio Martin
Producer:: Bernard Gordon
Writer:: Julian Halevy
Writer:: Arnaud d'Usseau

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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