Night Train to Munich

1940 96 min ★ 7.3 Drama, Thriller, War

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.

Cast

Margaret Lockwood

Anna Bomasch

Rex Harrison

Gus Bennett

Paul Henreid

Karl Marsen

Basil Radford

Charters

Naunton Wayne

Caldicott

James Harcourt

Axel Bomasch

Felix Aylmer

Dr. Fredericks

Wyndham Goldie

Dryton

Roland Culver

Roberts

Eliot Makeham

Schwab

Details

Director

Carol Reed

Screenplay

Frank Launder

Tagline

"Laughs! Thrills! Excitement!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Gainsborough Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

May 12, 2019

★ 9/10

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 lo...

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CinemaSerf

June 23, 2022

★ 7/10

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 a...