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Yöpikajuna

Original title: Night Train to Munich
  • 19401940
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.1K
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Yöpikajuna (1940)
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After Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plati... Read allAfter Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plating.After Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plating.
IMDb RATING
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5.1K
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  • Director
    • Carol Reed
  • Writers
    • Gordon Wellesley(based on an original story by)
    • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
    • Frank Launder(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Lockwood
    • Rex Harrison
    • Paul Henreid
  • Director
    • Carol Reed
  • Writers
    • Gordon Wellesley(based on an original story by)
    • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
    • Frank Launder(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margaret Lockwood
    • Rex Harrison
    • Paul Henreid
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 nominations total

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    James Harcourt and Margaret Lockwood in Yöpikajuna (1940)
    Paul Henreid in Yöpikajuna (1940)
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    Paul Henreid in Yöpikajuna (1940)
    Rex Harrison in Yöpikajuna (1940)
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    Top cast

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    Margaret Lockwood
    Margaret Lockwood
    • Anna Bomasch
    Rex Harrison
    Rex Harrison
    • Dickie Randall - a.k.a. Gus Bennett
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Karl Marsen
    • (as Paul von Hernried)
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Charters
    Naunton Wayne
    Naunton Wayne
    • Caldicott
    James Harcourt
    • Axel Bomasch
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Dr. John Fredericks
    Wyndham Goldie
    • Dryton
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    • Roberts
    Eliot Makeham
    Eliot Makeham
    • Schwab
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • Kampenfeldt
    Austin Trevor
    Austin Trevor
    • Capt. Prada
    • (as Austen Trevor)
    Kenneth Kent
    Kenneth Kent
    • Controller
    • (as Keneth Kent)
    C.V. France
    C.V. France
    • Adm. Hassinger
    Frederick Valk
    • Gestapo Officer
    • (as Fritz Valk)
    Morland Graham
    • Teleferic Attendant
    Edward Baxter
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Cobb
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Gordon Wellesley(based on an original story by)
      • Sidney Gilliat(screenplay)
      • Frank Launder(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first scene is a fairly accurate depiction of the Berghof, Adolf Hitler's mountainside residence near Berchtesgaden and Obersalzberg in Bavaria. The house was famous for its huge picture window which overlooked mountain scenery and was often used to impress visiting foreign VIPs.
    • Goofs
      While on the train Randall, mentions England being led by Churchill. The film is set in September 1939 when the Prime Minister was Neville Chamberlain. At the time Winston Churchill was merely a back-bench MP until the 3rd Sept when he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty and given a seat on the War Cabinet; he would not ascend to Prime Minister until May 1940.
    • Quotes

      Charters: I bought a copy of Mein Kampf. Occurred to me it might shed a spot of light on all this... how d'ye do. Ever read it?

      Caldicott: Never had the time.

      Charters: I understand they give a copy to all the bridal couples over here.

      Caldicott: Oh, I don't think it's that sort of book, old man.

    • Crazy credits
      Paul Henreid is listed as Paul von Hernried in the credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into All This and World War II (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Das Lied der Deutschen
      (uncredited)

      aka "Deutschland über Alles"

      Music by Joseph Haydn

      Variations played throughout

    User reviews54

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Carol Reed has created a classic in the same mould as Hitchcock's ‘Lady Vanishes'
    A wonderful spy thriller, has Margaret Lockwood as Anna

    Bomasch, the daughter of a Czech scientist, who is whisked off to England for safety, when the

    Germans invade. Lockwood is imprisoned in a concentration

    camp. Later she meets up with Karl Marsen (Paul Henreid ) and

    they engineer an escape together and meet up with her father in

    England. When the Germans recapture them, Gus Bennett (Rex

    Harrison a M.I.5. agent) is assigned to bring them back. Lockwood and Harrison spark off each other wonderfully well, and

    in a small role is Irene Handl, but the film is almost stolen by Basil

    Radford, and Naunton Wayne, as the two cricket loving Englishmen, who were such a big hit in Hitchcock's ‘Lady

    Vanishes'. After seeing this film for the umpteenth time, it is every bit as good

    as ‘Lady Vanishes' and well worth recommending.
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    • MIKE-WILSON6
    • Jul 22, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Night Train to Munich
    • Filming locations
      • Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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