Night Train to Munich (B&W)
by Carol Reed
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Actor: Basil Radford, Margaret Lockwood, Naunton Wayne, Paul Henreid, Rex HarrisonDirector: Carol Reed
Cinematographer: Otto Kanturek
Editor: R.E. Dearing
Producer: Edward Black
Writer: Frank Launder
Writer: Gordon Wellesley
Writer: Sidney Gilliat
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 1997-09-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Madacy Records
Studio: Madacy Records
VHS Movie Reviews of Night Train to Munich (B&W)
Movie Review: An hour goes by in this film before we even see this train
Summary: 3 Stars
Having watched---and been quite enamored with Margaret Lockwood in "The Lady Vanishes" (3/4 of which takes place over rails), and having been impressed by that film's plot, dialogue, and direction I decided to board "The Night Train to Munich" so to speak, so as to continue the journey. Contrary to others herein, I cannot say that such was a wise decision on my part: First of all the quality of this film's recording is rather poor which doesn't help matters. Margaret Lockwood's role pales in comparison herein too; as this film is really one without a leading lady's role, notwithstanding Ms. Lockwood's talents. She was wonderful in Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes," but here has just not been given enough material to work with. (It's interesting to think that while "The Lady Vanishes" title is not at all suggestive of being set aboard a train, "The Night Train to Munich" declaratively promotes this notion---notwithstanding the fact that little more than a fifth of it takes place aboard any moving conveyance!) Yes, Rex Harrison ably carries his own herein, as do Basil Radford & Nauton Wayne (reprising their Charters & Caldicott---captivated by cricket---characters), but such is not enough to carry this film into the station. Director Carol Reed (of "The Third Man" fame) just wasn't given a screenplay commensurate with the quality that those who wrote "The Lady Vanishes" provide for this film. If you are particularly devoted fans of Radford & Wayne, Harrison, and/or Lockwood you may be interested in seeing this film, but otherwise you'd be better off just watching "The Lady Vanishes" again---or "Strangers on a Train" if you want suspense along rails. There are hundreds of average to above-average films out there, so unless you've seen most of the the great ones already---and have seen the best foreign films too, you ought to take at pass at fare such as "The Night Train to Munich." Cheers!
Summary of Night Train to Munich (B&W)
The unofficial sequel to The Lady Vanishes (also scripted by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat) attempts to recapture the thrills of Hitchcock's charming confection of espionage and romance with generally fine results. Margaret Lockwood reprises her role as the flighty heroine, now the daughter of a Czech scientist captured by the Nazis as her father leaves the country. She escapes from a concentration camp with the help of a defiant male prisoner (Paul Henreid) and rejoins her father, only to be kidnapped back by the Germans, and then... Well, you get the idea. Rex Harrison costars as a seaside crooner who turns out to be a resourceful British Secret Service agent, whose stiff upper lip and school wit are handled with smiling aplomb. The headlong plot tosses the characters back and forth across the continent so rapidly the actors have little room to breath life into their roles, and director Carol Reed lacks Hitchcock's deftness and light touch, but Harrison's cocky, effusive charm helps enormously. Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne re-create their roles as blas? British tourists (when Britain declares war they, deep in the heart of Germany, worry about cricket and their golf clubs left behind in Berlin: "I'll never replace those," Radford mourns). Reed would find his stride after the war with such accomplished thrillers as Odd Man Out and The Third Man. In light of those classics, Night Train to Munich is an inconsistent but wholly entertaining lark. --Sean AxmakerClassics VHS Video
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