Európa expressz

Film infobox
title =Európa Expressz


caption =
director =Horváth Csaba
producer =
writer =Dóra György
Horváth Csaba
starring =Kata Dobó
Rátóti Zoltán
Stohl András
music =Dobos Gyula
cinematography =Gurbán Miklós
jelmeztervező =Horváth Kati
editing =Eszlári Beáta
distributor =
Released =March 18, 1999 (Hungary)
runtime =97 mins [ [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A176684 allmovie (Europa Expressz)] ]
language =Hungarian/Russian
budget =
gross =
imdb_id =0188604

Európa Expressz (alt. Europa Express) is a Hungarian action-thriller made in 1999.

Plot

Zavarov, a psychotic Russian thief who likes to steal religious icons, is on the run from a group of undercover cops who don't know Zavarov has planted an informant amongst them. Zavarov makes his getaway on a train, only to discover the police were able to board before leaving the station. He hijacks the train and demands passage to Austria. The police cleverly run the train in a loop and mask a Hungarian train station as if it were in Nickelsdorf, Austria. This fools Zavarov into thinking he is in Austria, and when he exits the train, the police surround him.

Cast

* András Stohl - Béci
* Kata Dobó - Edit
* Iván Kamarás - Jimmy
* Tibor Szilágyi - Lieutenant Colonel Papp
* Zoltán Rátóti - Zavarov
* László Jászai Jr. - Golyó
* András Gáspár - Kenõ
* Géza Kaszás - Second in Command
* Ödön Rubold - Ticket inspector
* András Schlanger - Jenõke
* Ádám Rajhona - Civilian
* Péter Végh - Hadházy
* Dorka Gryllus - Student

Awards

* Nominations for a Golden Slate in the [http://www.csapnivalo.hu/00/awards 2000 Csapnivaló Awards] for Best Hungarian Actor ("Zoltán Rátóti") and Best Hungarian Actress ("Kata Dobó") [ [http://www.csapnivalo.hu/00/awards/nomen.html Csapnivaló Awards '99] ] .

Trivia

* It was shown as part of the 1999 Hungarian Film Week Festival.
* The train station masked to be Nickelsdorf is actually Szabadbattyán.

Goofs

* Whilst the train remains the same throughout the film, the platform and track numbers change.
* When Lieutenant Colonel Papp is about to jump off the train, the train direction indicates that he is standing on the right-hand side. However when the camera position changes in the next frame, he is shown as standing on the other side.

References