
After the Germans march into Prague, Czechoslovakia, armor-plating inventor Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt) flees to England. His daughter Anna (Margaret Lockwood) escapes from arrest to join him, but the Gestapo manages to kidnap them both back to Berlin. As war looms, British Secret Service Agent Dickie Randall (Sir Rex Harrison) follows, disguised as a senior German Army officer. His ploy is the not unpleasant one of pretending to woo Anna to the German cause.... (Full plot summary below)
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After the Germans march into Prague, Czechoslovakia, armor-plating inventor Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt) flees to England. His daughter Anna (Margaret Lockwood) escapes from arrest to join him, but the Gestapo manages to kidnap them both back to Berlin. As war looms, British Secret Service Agent Dickie Randall (Sir Rex Harrison) follows, disguised as a senior German Army officer. His ploy is the not unpleasant one of pretending to woo Anna to the German cause.
Leave your thoughts about Night Train to Munich.
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceVery cogently a follow-up to the scoop of The Lady Vanishes |
| VarietyVariety StaffYarn is not only told without a single letdown, but it actually continues to pile up suspense to a nerve-clutching pitch. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewThe cast and script are fine, but Reed fatally lacks Hitchcock's light, witty touch and his effortless ability to create suspense out of ordinary circumstances. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonIt's fast, furious and funny but, even with that master of atmosphere Carol Reed as director, it could have done with a couple of fresh tricks to keep us guessing. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonOften described as a film made in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed's WWII-set Night Train to Munich certainly shares common ground with the Master of Suspense's 1938 gem The Lady Vanishes. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseDouble-crosses and disguises, captures and escapes make up the momentum of Reed's nicely pacy adventure. [Criterion Blu-ray] |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongA cracking good story with no pretenses at anything other than pure entertainment and some mild rabble-rousing about the Nazi menace. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusTakes awhile to catch fire. It's always engaging, though, and builds by stages to a riveting climax at the Swiss border that would have done the Master of Suspense proud. |
| User ReviewPaim DIf you've seen Top Secret! well then i think this film is what they copied the plot from, because the main girl in this, well her father was kidnapped and so was HILLARY FLAMMONDS IN TOP SECRET! AND A BRITISH SPY WAS SENT TO RESCUE HIM IN TOP SECRET! in this 40's film thats the exact same thing so its amazing, sadly they must have just added Nick for fun lol just kidding. |
| User ReviewShane SIf you've seen Top Secret! well then i think this film is what they copied the plot from, because the main girl in this, well her father was kidnapped and so was HILLARY FLAMMONDS IN TOP SECRET! AND A BRITISH SPY WAS SENT TO RESCUE HIM IN TOP SECRET! in this 40's film thats the exact same thing so its amazing, sadly they must have just added Nick for fun lol just kidding. |