The Sleeping Car Murders (1965) filming locations
- Documented locations
- 22
- Year
- 1965
- Directed by
- Costa-Gavras
- Original title
- Compartiment tueurs
- Cities
- Paris, Maisons-Alfort, Saint-Maurice
Paris 12e, France
Large Parisian train station (12th) with the clock and Train Bleu, a terminal heading southeast. A railway station built in 1847 by Marius Toudoire, it is a listed historical monument. It is the second busiest train station in Paris and also houses an underground station served by the RER.
The scene : 8 min — From the eighth minute, the film settles into the concourse and forecourt of the Gare de Lyon, the Parisian terminus of the night train from Marseille around which the entire plot revolves.
Paris 4e, France
The scene : 16 min — Michel Piccoli, alias René Cabourg, hurries along with quick steps down this narrow alley.
Paris 4e, France
The scene : 16 min — Cabourg, played by Michel Piccoli, continues his trotting dash down the neighbouring street.
Paris 4e, France
The scene : 16 min — Rue du Petit-Musc, Cabourg (Michel Piccoli) stops at the newsstand to buy his France-Soir.
Paris 4e, France
The scene : 16 min — In front of this building on the quay, Piccoli, playing Cabourg, buys the last copy of the evening paper from the newsstand vendor.
Paris 4e, France
The scene : 16 min — Nose buried in his newspaper, Cabourg (Michel Piccoli) walks up the alley to its far end, without so much as a glance at the old working girl stationed along his path.
Paris 10e, France
The Central Sporting Club, a Parisian boxing hall, closed its doors in 1968; its walls today house the École internationale de théâtre, founded by Jacques Lecoq.
The scene : 27 min — Cabourg (Michel Piccoli) comes to watch a fight in this boxing gym; he is killed there shortly afterward, at the washbasins of the restroom.
42 quai des Orfèvres (Paris 1er)
Paris 1er, France
The scene : 32 min — Posted at a window overlooking the Pont-Neuf, Jean-Lou (Claude Mann) calls out a « bonjour grand chef! » to Graziani (Yves Montand) as he arrives at police headquarters.
Paris 7e, France
The scene : 32 min — Along the road that follows the Seine, Montand and Claude Mann, alias Graziani and Jean-Lou, make their way toward Éliane Darrès's apartment.
Paris 7e, France
The scene : 33 min — Stopped in front of these quayside apartment buildings, Graziani and Jean-Lou remain in their car; the young inspector orders another driver to "shut his mouth."
Maisons-Alfort, France
The scene : 42 min — It is on the benches of a school amphitheatre that the interview between the character played by Simone Signoret and the one played by Jean-Louis Trintignant, Éric Grandin, unfolds.
Paris 18e, France
The scene : 47 min — Just steps from the gasometers, the police come upon the lifeless body of Rivolani, played by Paul Pavel.
104 rue Bobillot (Paris 13th)
Paris 13e, France
The scene : 1 hr 7 min — Catherine Allégret (Bambi) and Jacques Perrin (Daniel) share this address: this is where the two young people live.
Paris 13e, France
À cette adresse se tient aujourd'hui le café Le Dôme de Rungis.
The scene : 1 hr 7 min — From the counter of this café, Daniel (Jacques Perrin) first calls Bambi, then the PJ inspectors, until the killer makes his entrance.
Paris 17e, France
The scene : 1 hr 17 min — La Citroën DS des policiers fonce à toute allure sur le boulevard, direction l'hôtel où se cache la jeune femme.
15 rue Bernoulli (Paris 8e)
Paris 8e, France
The scene : 1 hr 18 min — Le commissaire (Pierre Mondy), Graziani (Yves Montand) et une troupe de policiers prennent d'assaut cet hôtel, où ils espèrent retrouver Bambi (Catherine Allégret).
Paris 17e, France
The scene : 1 hr 25 min — De nuit, des motards prennent en chasse la voiture de police à bord de laquelle se trouve Jean-Lou (Claude Mann).
Paris 17e, France
The scene : 1 hr 25 min — The night chase continues along Rue Rennequin, the motorcycles glued to the wheels of the police vehicle in which Jean-Lou (Claude Mann) has taken his place.
Paris 16e, France
Stone bridge inaugurated in 1814 connecting the Champ-de-Mars to the hill of Chaillot, aligned with the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Corneille Lamandé, this masonry arch bridge is a registered historical monument.
The scene : 1 hr 26 min — Pour le dénouement nocturne, la voiture du tueur, talonnée par les motards et les véhicules de police, descend les marches jusqu'au bord de Seine, côté port de la Bourdonnais, et s'immobilise sous l'arche voisine de la culée.
Lavirotte Building
Paris, France
The scene : This facade serves as the address of Simone Signoret's character, Éliane Darrès, to whom Graziani and Jean-Lou drive.
Paris, France
The scene : L2TC lists this street among the filming locations of the film, without specifying the scene that was shot there.
Saint-Maurice, France
Saint-Maurice Film Studios (formerly Pathé Studios, known as Franstudio), to the east of Paris.
The scene : Part of the shoot took place in these studios in Val-de-Marne; the sources that mention them do not say which sets were built there.
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