Drama ·Thriller ·War · United Kingdom · 1940 · 1h 36m

Night Train to Munich

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Director
Carol Reed
Cast
Margaret Lockwood as Anna Bomasch Rex Harrison as Gus Bennett Paul Henreid as Karl Marsen Basil Radford as Charters Naunton Wayne as Caldicott James Harcourt as Axel Bomasch
Crew
Otto Kanturek — Director of Photography R. E. Dearing — Editor Louis Levy — Original Music Composer Sidney Gilliat — Screenplay Frank Launder — Screenplay Gordon Wellesley — Novel
Tagline

Laughs! Thrills! Excitement!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookinventormunich, germanyconcentration camp prisonerprague, czech republicsecret agentnight trainwar propagandanazi occupation1940seve of world war ii
Key Collaborators
Carol Reed Director Otto Kanturek Director of Photography R. E. Dearing Editor Louis Levy Original Music Composer Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Frank Launder Screenplay Gordon Wellesley Novel Edward Black Producer
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