Movie No. 54 (2013): NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH
Night Train To Munich (1940)
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid
A year before the war, a Czechoslovakian inventor whose work is in the artillery flees to England when the Germans invade Prague, leaving behind his daughter, who is sent to a concentration camp. Double-crosses and newly-formed allegiances ensure a father-and-daughter reunion, being kidnapped again, and transported to Germany. Meanwhile a British secret agent, disguised as a Nazi officer, executes a secret ploy to rescue the inventor and his daughter.
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid
A year before the war, a Czechoslovakian inventor whose work is in the artillery flees to England when the Germans invade Prague, leaving behind his daughter, who is sent to a concentration camp. Double-crosses and newly-formed allegiances ensure a father-and-daughter reunion, being kidnapped again, and transported to Germany. Meanwhile a British secret agent, disguised as a Nazi officer, executes a secret ploy to rescue the inventor and his daughter.
Seeing the film is like seeing a Hitchcock film. There are enough thrills to enjoy the film but the actions scenes that are supposed to bring the film to its climax are found wanting. But, still, this is a decent classic film that needs to be seen.
Date seen: March 3, 2013
Rating: 3.5/4.0
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