Istanbul Express
1969 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard Irving |
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| Writer: | Richard Levinson, William Link |
| Staring: |
| An art dealer on a special mission is pulled into dangerous intrigue while railway detective Cheval tries to help and pursues criminals on the Istanbul Express. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 07, 1969 |
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| Director: | Richard Irving |
| Writer: | Richard Levinson, William Link |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Crime, TV Movie |
| Keywords | inspector, train, intrigue |
| Production Companies | Universal Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gene Barry | Michael London |
| John Saxon | Cheval |
| Senta Berger | Mila Darvos |
| Tom Simcox | Leland McCord |
| Mary Ann Mobley | Peggy Coopersmith |
| Werner Peters | Dr. Lenz |
| Donald Woods | Shepherd |
| Jack Kruschen | Capt. Granicek |
| John Marley | Kapel |
| Philip Bourneuf | Claude |
| Norma Varden | Englishwoman |
| Émile Genest | Henri the Conductor |
| Moustache | Gustav |
| Allen Jaffe | Dr. Lenz's Henchman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Irving | Director |
| John J. Lloyd | Art Direction |
| Perry Murdock | Set Decoration |
| Richard Levinson | Writer |
| William Link | Writer |
| Benjamin H. Kline | Director of Photography |
| Oliver Nelson | Music |
| Richard G. Wray | Editor |
| John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Grady Hunt | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Irving | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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This is quite a passable tale of international intrigue that could maybe have done with a better lead. Gene Barry doesn't quite cut is as the art dealer-cum-agent sent on a mission to attend an auction in Istanbul that is selling stolen, top secret, papers. His adventures - mainly on the train - see ... him beaten up, drugged and generally being mean to as he has to garner the clues that will unlock the funds to enable him to bid! The story doesn't hang about; there is plenty to keep it interesting though at times Richard Irving's direction is a touch episodic - there appears to be plenty of spaces for ad-breaks - but the ending has a couple of twists to pat you on the back for sticking with it.