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Night Train to Munich

- Laughs! Thrills! Excitement!

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.

Release Date : 1940-08-31

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gainsborough Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Night TrainIn Disguise

Cast

Margaret Lockwood

Character Name : Anna Bomasch

Original Name : Margaret Lockwood

Gender : Female

Rex Harrison

Character Name : Gus Bennett

Original Name : Rex Harrison

Gender : Male

Paul Henreid

Character Name : Karl Marsen

Original Name : Paul Henreid

Gender : Male

Basil Radford

Character Name : Charters

Original Name : Basil Radford

Gender : Male

Naunton Wayne

Character Name : Caldicott

Original Name : Naunton Wayne

Gender : Male

James Harcourt

Character Name : Axel Bomasch

Original Name : James Harcourt

Gender : Male

Felix Aylmer

Character Name : Dr. Fredericks

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Wyndham Goldie

Character Name : Dryton

Original Name : Wyndham Goldie

Gender : Male

Roland Culver

Character Name : Roberts

Original Name : Roland Culver

Gender : Male

Eliot Makeham

Character Name : Schwab

Original Name : Eliot Makeham

Gender : Male

Raymond Huntley

Character Name : Kampenfeldt

Original Name : Raymond Huntley

Gender : Male

Austin Trevor

Character Name : Capt. Prada

Original Name : Austin Trevor

Gender : Male

Kenneth Kent

Character Name : Controller

Original Name : Kenneth Kent

Gender : Male

C. V. France

Character Name : Admiral Hassinger

Original Name : C. V. France

Gender : Male

Frederick Valk

Character Name : Gestapo Officer

Original Name : Frederick Valk

Gender : Male

Morland Graham

Character Name : Teleferic Attendant

Original Name : Morland Graham

Gender : Male

Adolf Hitler

Character Name : Himself (archive footage)

Original Name : Adolf Hitler

Gender : Male

David Horne

Character Name : Czech Official (uncredited)

Original Name : David Horne

Gender : Male

Wilfred Walter

Character Name : Czech Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilfred Walter

Gender : Male

Winifred Oughton

Character Name : Martha (uncredited)

Original Name : Winifred Oughton

Gender : Female

John Wengraf

Character Name : KL Physician (uncredited)

Original Name : John Wengraf

Gender : Male

Charles Oliver

Character Name : KL Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Oliver

Gender : Male

Allan Jeayes

Character Name : KL Prisoner (uncredited)

Original Name : Allan Jeayes

Gender : Male

Albert Lieven

Character Name : Paul - KL Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Lieven

Gender : Male

Wally Patch

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Wally Patch

Gender : Male

Arthur Denton

Character Name : Deckchair Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Denton

Gender : Male

Ian Fleming

Character Name : British Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Fleming

Gender : Male

Howard Marion-Crawford

Character Name : Checkpoint Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Marion-Crawford

Gender : Male

Bryan Herbert

Character Name : Train Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryan Herbert

Gender : Male

Irene Handl

Character Name : Stationmaster (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Handl

Gender : Female

Ben Williams

Character Name : Train Steward (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Williams

Gender : Male

Edward Baxter

Character Name :

Original Name : Edward Baxter

Gender : Male

Hugh Griffith

Character Name :

Original Name : Hugh Griffith

Gender : Male

Howard Lang

Character Name :

Original Name : Howard Lang

Gender : Male

Fletcher Lightfoot

Character Name :

Original Name : Fletcher Lightfoot

Gender : Male

Jack May

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack May

Gender : Male

G.H. Mulcaster

Character Name :

Original Name : G.H. Mulcaster

Gender : Male

J.H. Roberts

Character Name :

Original Name : J.H. Roberts

Gender : Male

Billy Russell

Character Name :

Original Name : Billy Russell

Gender : Male

Torin Thatcher

Character Name :

Original Name : Torin Thatcher

Gender : Male

Pat Williams

Character Name :

Original Name : Pat Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A fabulous spy film boasting top draw scripting and supreme direction. Carol Reed is a truly wonderful director, his CV boasts the likes of The Third Man, Oliver and Odd Man Out, all great films for sure, which only makes it more infuriating that a gem like Night Train To Munich is incredibly hard to get hold of. I have only managed to catch it myself because of the unearthing of VHS tapes long thought to have been lost years ago, and it's just like finding hidden treasure I can tell you! Based on a story by Gordon Wellesley, and scripted by the adroitly talented teaming of Sydney Gilliat and Frank Launder, Night Train To Munich is a lesson in how to not over blow your subject, all the sequences flow without boring the viewer, with Reed astutely approaching the material with subtlety instead of blunderbuss bluster. Another highlight of the movie to me is that it could have so easily been a propaganda bore, the Germans being the devil incarnate, but here it feels that an equality of characterisations was the order of the day - something that many other genre pieces lost sight of further down the line. Rex Harrison, Margaret Lockwood and Paul Henreid are all excellent here, whilst wonderful comedic relief comes courtesy of Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford's English cricketers (fans of The Lady Vanishes will identify right away). Although this picture is script driven above all else, the action sequences are a joy to behold, with the final third of the picture an unadulterated pleasure, spies and stooges, plants and treachery, oh it's all here folks, enjoy, if you can get a good print of it that is! 9/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

There are shades of the "Lady Vanishes" in Carol Reed's intriguing tale of a complex mission to re-rescue a top Czech scientist from the Nazis. Having already been safely in Britain, he was kidnapped from under the very noses of British intelligence and so now they have to devise a plan to get him back. Rex Harrison - who has at least three identities in this thriller is charged with leading the attempt; aided by the scientist's daughter - Margaret Lockwood, and pursued by the duplicitous Paul Henreid as "Marsen". The adventure element is nothing particularly different, indeed I constantly expected Harrison to break into his King Mongkut impression - he made for a very unconvincing Nazi. The real stars, for me, were Messrs. Radford and Wayne as "Charters & Caldicott". Given much more on-screen time than usual they exemplified, I thought by humour and crass ineptitude, much of the mindset of the British establishment in the run up to the Nazi invasions of the late 1930s that probably only Churchill had the foresight to anticipate. To be honest, there's very little suspense in this film - but it is a good team effort with some delightful Haydn accompaniment.