Hell Train is a French film based on a true story. One evening at a ball in a small town, a fight breaks out in an atmosphere tinged with racism. Three of the ringleaders end up at the police station. The next day, November 14, 1983, on the Bordeaux-Ventimiglia train, the three men who were candidates for enlistment in the Foreign Legion beat Habib Grimzi, a 26-year-old Algerian, before throwing him out of a window. A young woman, who witnessed the murder, alerted the police. The investigation begins in a climate of extreme tension. In the city, provocations and attacks are increasing...
| Release Date | January 9, 1985 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Train d'Enfer | |
| Runtime | 1h 30min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | French | |
| Original Language | French | |
| Production Countries | France | |
| Production Companies | Canal+Hachette PremièreFox-Hachette | |