Crime ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1952 · 1h 22m

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

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Director
Harold French
Cast
Claude Rains as Kees Popinga Marius Goring as Inspector Lucas Märta Torén as Michele Rozier Anouk Aimée as Jeanne Herbert Lom as Julius de Koster, Jr. Lucie Mannheim as Maria Popinga
Crew
Otto Heller — Director of Photography Vera Campbell — Editor Peter R. Hunt — Editor Benjamin Frankel — Original Music Composer Harold French — Screenplay Paul Jarrico — Screenplay
Tagline

A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller

Synopsis

A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.

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Mood & Themes
british noir
Key Collaborators
Harold French Director Otto Heller Director of Photography Vera Campbell Editor Peter R. Hunt Editor Benjamin Frankel Original Music Composer Harold French Screenplay Paul Jarrico Screenplay Georges Simenon Novel Raymond Stross Producer Josef Shaftel Producer Mattli Costume Design
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