Late Night Trains
Two young women travelling home for Christmas share a train compartment with violent criminals, leading to a brutal attack and a grim revenge climax once the killers unknowingly seek shelter with the victims’ parents. Aldo Lado relocates exploitation shock to a wintry European setting and gives it a cold, bitter tone.
Film details
| Original / alt title | L’ultimo treno della notte; Night Train Murders; Late Night Trains |
| Year | 1975 |
| Director | Aldo Lado |
| Country | Italy |
| Runtime | Approx. 95 min |
| Main cast | Macha Méril, Irene Miracle, Laura D’Angelo, Flavio Bucci, Enrico Maria Salerno |
UK status
Listed by the DPP under Late Night Trains and dropped rather than successfully prosecuted. It is also widely known as Don’t Ride on Late Night Trains and Night Train Murders.
Its reputation remains severe because of its sexual violence and Last House on the Left-style revenge structure.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- The film is often compared with The Last House on the Left because of its rape-revenge structure.
- Ennio Morricone contributed to the score.
- Aldo Lado also directed the cult thriller Short Night of Glass Dolls.
- The Christmas setting creates a striking contrast with the film’s cruelty.
- Collectors know the title under several names, especially Night Train Murders.
- The DPP list records it as a dropped title.
Distributor / VHS label
Video Warehouse International (cover shown).
Trailer
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