- Európa expressz
Film infobox
title =Európa Expressz
caption =
director =Horváth Csaba
producer =
writer =Dóra György Horváth Csaba
starring =Kata DobóRátóti 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 =0188604Európa 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 - StudentAwards
* 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 beNickelsdorf is actuallySzabadbattyán .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
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