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Laughs! Thrills! Excitement! - Night Train to Munich
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Title: Night Train to Munich

Release Date: 31 Aug 1940

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War

Director: Gainsborough Pictures

Production Companies: Gainsborough Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (79 votes)

Cast

  • Anna Bomasch: Margaret Lockwood
  • Gus Bennett: Rex Harrison
  • Karl Marsen: Paul Henreid
  • Charters: Basil Radford
  • Caldicott: Naunton Wayne
  • Axel Bomasch: James Harcourt
  • Dr. Fredericks: Felix Aylmer
  • Dryton: Wyndham Goldie
  • Roberts: Roland Culver
  • Schwab: Eliot Makeham
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