An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but then is arrested as a suspected smuggler.
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- TriviaWerner Klemperer and John Banner, European Jews from Germany and Austria, respectively, would later appear together in Hogan's Heroes (1965). Werner was the son of acclaimed composer-conductor Otto Klemperer and came from Köln, Germany. Johann Banner came from Vienna, Austria.
- GoofsAll of the Europeans say "soccer", whereas in reality Europeans call the sport "football".
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[first lines]
[Hitchcock is standing by a pool table and wearing an eye-patch]
Himself - Host: Oh, good evening. You know, uh, this came as somewhat of a surprise to me. I was under the impression that all pool tables were kidney-shaped. I guess that's only true in Hollywood. Our story tonight will be in a somewhat different vein. It is a tale of mystery and intrigue on a transcontinental express. It is called... The title seems to have slipped my mind. It's, um...
[man enters with a pool cue and taps the end of it, significantly]
Man with Pool Cue: You've, uh, dropped your cue.
[hands Hitchcock the cue and walks off. Hitchcock unscrews the end of cue, takes out a piece of paper and reads it]
Himself - Host: The title of tonight's play is "Safe Conduct."
[looks off stage in the direction of where the man with pool cue walked off]
Himself - Host: Thank you very much.
- SoundtracksFuneral March of a Marionette
Written by Charles Gounod
The story takes place in a night train (what was a favorite spot on Hitchcock's movies) creating a bleak atmosphere, where an renowned American newspaper correspondent Mary Prescott (Claire Trevor) is coming from a nameless nation of the iron curtain straight to West Germany, she was addressed by a notorious soccer player Jan Gubak (Jacques Bergerac) asking for your help to keep hidden a priceless wristwatch with diamond encrusted with her belongs, due Mary's luggage already had the seals of customs, such watch will be sell to afford his sister's operation at hospital on West Germany, the good heart Mary accepts for human reasons eve knowing that was in jeopardy.
Sadly reaching near of final destination the unexpected comes, Jan uncannily accuses the naïve Mary smuggles the valuable watch without reporting the authorities, she was debriefed by the train's custom's authorities, even Mary claiming that was framed by Jan, well this episode would be a great spying thriller, in my view doesn't add up in this conceptual series, although the story is highly compiled!!
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First watch: 2021 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5.
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- Mar 28, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1