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The Istambul Train

1980 · 1 season

A slow, somber ensemble drama where strangers' private burdens quietly collide aboard a long train journey.

Genres
Drama
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, isolation, politics, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Gianfranco Mingozzi
    Written by
    Giacomo Battiato, Gianfranco Mingozzi, György Kardos G.
    Starring
    William Berger, Mimsy Farmer, Alfredo Pea, Lea Padovani, József Madaras, Stefano Satta Flores, Mirella D'Angelo, Jill Pratt
    Cinematography
    Luigi Verga
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    Rai 1
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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