Viadukt (1983)
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Michael Sarrazin, Towje Kleiner, Constanze Engelbrecht, Armin Mueller-Stahl
A meticulous First World War saboteur becomes the target of a police manhunt after blowing up railway tracks beneath an international express train in 1931.
The story
During the First World War, Szilveszter Matuska serves in a special unit that damages and blows up trains and railway tracks, carrying out the work with professional care and attention to detail. In 1931, he sabotages the left rail shortly before the Torbágy railway viaduct as the No. 10 international express train passes over it—the Orient Express in the film. The attack triggers the declaration of martial law in Hungary, and the police immediately begin pursuing Matuska. The supplied plot excerpt establishes this initial manhunt but provides no further developments.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
During the First World War, Szilveszter Matuska is a member of a special unit that damages and blows up trains and railway tracks. He carries out this task like a professional, attending to even the smallest details. In 1931, he blows up the left rail a few metres before the Torbágy railway viaduct, beneath the No. 10 international express train as it passes over it (the Orient Express in the film). Martial law is then declared in Hungary. The police immediately set out to track down Matuska.
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