Overview

Set on the Orient Express train, which traveled from Ostend, Belgium, to Istanbul, Turkey, it features several characters whose destinies intertwine, each bearing their own burden of torment: race, sexual frustration, political failure, poverty. Among them are Carlston Myatt, a Jewish businessman, and Dr. Czinner, a Slavic politician who escaped a death sentence five years earlier and is intent on returning to Belgrade.

Cast

William Berger, Mimsy Farmer, Alfredo Pea, Lea Padovani, József Madaras, Stefano Satta Flores, Mirella D'Angelo, Jill Pratt

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What is "The Istambul Train" about?

Set on the Orient Express train, which traveled from Ostend, Belgium, to Istanbul, Turkey, it features several characters whose destinies intertwine, each bearing their own burden of torment: race, sexual frustration, political failure, poverty. Among them are Carlston Myatt, a Jewish businessman, and Dr. Czinner, a Slavic politician who escaped a death sentence five years earlier and is intent on returning to Belgrade.

When was "The Istambul Train" released?

The Istambul Train was released in 1980.

Who stars in "The Istambul Train"?

The cast includes William Berger, Mimsy Farmer, Alfredo Pea, Lea Padovani.

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