Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich is a thriller film made in 1940. It was directed by Carol Reed, with writing credits by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder

Related Topics:
Thriller - 1940 - Carol Reed - Sidney Gilliat - Frank Launder

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When the Germans march into Prague, scientist Dr Bomasch, who is working on a new process for armour-plating, flees to England. His daughter Anna is arrested and sent to a concentration camp, where she is befriended by a Czech named Karl Marsen, who is really a German undercover agent. Together, they escape and get to England, where Anna finds her Father, now working for the Royal Navy and being guarded by Gus Bennett, an undercover naval officer. But Marsen and his agents have been watching and they recapture Bomarsch and his daughter, who are returned to Germany.

Related Topics:
Prague - Czech - Royal Navy - Germany

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Bennett goes to Berlin in the guise of an engineer in the German army and gains access to Anna, pretending to persuade her Father to cooperate with the Germans. He contrives to accompany them on a train trip to Munich with Marsen and two guards.

Related Topics:
Berlin - Engineer - Munich

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On the train, they meet two Englishmen, Charters and Caldicott, who recognise Bennett from University. They also overhear Marsen preparing to unmask Bennett. They lend their assistance, overpower the guards, and assist Bomasch, Anna and Bennett to escape over the mountains into Switzerland.

Related Topics:
University - Switzerland

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CAST

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Margaret Lockwood - Anna Bomasch

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Rex Harrison - Gus Bennett

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Paul Henreid - Karl Marsen

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Basil Radford - Charters

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Naunton Wayne - Caldicott

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James Harcourt - Axel Bomasch

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Felix Aylmer - Dr. John Fredericks

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TRIVIA

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Charters and Caldicott are two slightly eccentric cricket-mad English travllers, who also appeared in The Lady Vanishes.

Related Topics:
Cricket - The Lady Vanishes

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Despite the title, only a short portion of the film takes place on the train to Munich.

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The film has been frequently promoted as a sequel to The Lady Vanishes, although the story is not a continuation and only a few of the characters are carried over.

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QUOTES

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Charters: I bought a copy of Mein Kampf. Occurred to me it might shed a spot of light on all this... how d'ye do. Ever read it?

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Caldicott: Never had the time.

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Charters: I understand they give a copy to all the bridal couples over here.

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Caldicott: Oh, I don't think it's that sort of book, old man.

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