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Night Train to Munich

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When the Nazis take Prague, Dr. Bomasch (James Harcourt) escapes, but his daughter, Anna (Margaret Lockwood), is taken to a concentration camp. There she meets Karl (Paul Henreid), a Czech man who helps her escape. She flees with Karl to England where her father is already working for the Royal Navy, guarded by undercover agent Dickie Randall (Rex Harrison). No sooner are they reunited when Karl, actually an SS agent, steals father and daughter back to Germany. It is up to Randall to save them.

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Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Takes awhile to catch fire. It's always engaging, though, and builds by stages to a riveting climax at the Swiss border that would have done the Master of Suspense proud. Rated: B+ Sep 5, 2010 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Yarn is not only told without a single letdown, but it actually continues to pile up suspense to a nerve-clutching pitch. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out The cast and script are fine, but Reed fatally lacks Hitchcock's light, witty touch and his effortless ability to create suspense out of ordinary circumstances. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Although Margaret Lockwood is merely a stock version of the usual damsel in distress, Reed's Night Train to Munich features a winsome Rex Harrison and should certainly interest aficionados of WWII propaganda cinema. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 30, 2020 Full Review Tyler Smith Battleship Pretension A thoroughly engrossing movie that welcomes its audience to thrill at the ever-shifting character loyalties and small victories of its heroes. Jul 9, 2019 Full Review Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap A cheeky comedy caper with the Nazis as the fall guys. I like the idea of this movie more than the one they made. Rated: 3.5/5 May 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Fine story clunky script Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review acsdoug D A decent wartime thriller that does generate a decent amount of suspense. I'm not rating it higher because of the appearance of a couple of Englishmen that seemed rather contrived. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie was made in Britain in 1940 and takes place in 1939, when Hitler's forces moved into Czechoslovakia. In Prague, there is an industrial scientist with a possible revolutionary method of armor plate whom the Nazis want to work for them, and British agents smuggle him out, but leave his daughter behind. She is taken to a concentration camp (when they were still prisons rather than centers of genocide) and escapes with another inmate and gets to Britain to reunite with her father. Unfortunately German agents are at work in Britain, and they are forced back to Germany. A British agent poses as a German army officer to try to get them back out. The movie is effective in showing the harshness and danger of the Nazi regime with relative subtlety (shown by the scenes of people in trouble for saying the wrong things), but it shows the Gestapo as being a little too careless and inept, and the scene with the mountain tram cars being rather unconvincing. Still entertaining as a period piece. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A very light film, not unenjoyable but not great Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/06/19 Full Review Audience Member Lot's of plot holes by todays standards, but still retains some entertainment value Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting and compelling spy movie. Rex Harrison's humorous and brilliant performance gives this movie a special edge. Although gripping, it is peppered by many sly tongue and cheek moments, which relieve it from being a dreary war movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Carol Reed

Director

Margaret Lockwood

Anna Bomasch

Rex Harrison

Gus Bennett

Paul Henreid

Karl Marsen

Basil Radford

Charters

Naunton Wayne

Caldicott

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Synopsis When the Nazis take Prague, Dr. Bomasch (James Harcourt) escapes, but his daughter, Anna (Margaret Lockwood), is taken to a concentration camp. There she meets Karl (Paul Henreid), a Czech man who helps her escape. She flees with Karl to England where her father is already working for the Royal Navy, guarded by undercover agent Dickie Randall (Rex Harrison). No sooner are they reunited when Karl, actually an SS agent, steals father and daughter back to Germany. It is up to Randall to save them.
Director
Carol Reed
Producer
Edward Black
Screenwriter
Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, Gordon Wellesley
Distributor
Kino Video, 20th Century Fox, The Roan Group
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, Gaumont
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 29, 1940, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 29, 2010
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Mono