Night Train to Munich

Wednesday 28 February at 7.30pm

Carol Reed | UK | 1940 | 90 mins | M suicide references

A scientist and his daughter escape from Nazis aided by a debonair British spy in this twisty cloak-and-dagger delight, combining comedy, romance, and thrills with the greatest of ease.

“Carol Reed’s Night Train to Munich is a twisting, turning, cloak-and-dagger delight, combining comedy, romance, and thrills with the greatest of ease. Paced like an out-of-control locomotive, Night Train takes viewers on a journey from Prague to England to the Swiss Alps as Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter (Margaret Lockwood), who are being aided by a debonair British undercover agent, played by Rex Harrison. This captivating, long-overlooked adventure—which features Paul Henreid and a clever screenplay by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, best known for writing Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes—is a deftly concocted spy game that could give the Master of Suspense a run for his money.”– Criterion
“Director Carol Reed was no stranger to superb, edge-of-your-seat entertainments, and he supplies all the elements here in one of his earliest, comparatively lesser-known outings.”– American Cinematheque