Night Train to Munich
“Laughs! Thrills! Excitement!”
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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Cast
41 people
Margaret Lockwood
Anna Bomasch
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
Cast a Dark Shadow
Rex Harrison
Gus Bennett
Known for
My Fair Lady
Cleopatra
Paul Henreid
Karl Marsen
Known for
Casablanca
Now, Voyager
Basil Radford
Charters
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
Whisky Galore!
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
The Titfield Thunderbolt
James Harcourt
Axel Bomasch
Known for
Obsession
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Fredericks
Known for
Hamlet
The Mummy
Wyndham Goldie
Dryton
Also in
The Strange World of Planet X
Under the Red Robe
Roland Culver
Roberts
Known for
Dead of Night
Thunderball
Eliot Makeham
Schwab
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
A Canterbury Tale
Raymond Huntley
Kampenfeldt
Known for
The Mummy
Passport to Pimlico
Austin Trevor
Capt. Prada
Known for
The Red Shoes
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Carol Reed Director · Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Frank Launder Screenplay
United States release December 29, 1940 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German
Production
Gainsborough Pictures
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Gestapo
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · August 31, 1940
Theatrical
United Kingdom · August 31, 1940
Theatrical
United States · December 29, 1940
Theatrical
Argentina
July 15, 1941 · Theatrical
Australia
January 30, 1941 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 15, 1941 · Theatrical
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