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An express train from Paris to occupied post-war Germany holds a group of international passengers, at least some of whom are more than they seem. A Nazi plot to assassinate a German peace campaigner Dr Bernhardt en route threatens an important conference. A Frenchwoman, Lucienne recruits 4 fellow passengers to help find the missing man. As time runs out, the five must comb the shadowy ruins of bombed-out Frankfurt, to uncover a loyalist Nazi spy ring with few clues to help them...
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Format:DVD
Berlin Express may not have much of a reputation, but it's one of Jacques Tourneur's best thrillers. Virtually none of it takes place on the Berlin Express, with the majority of the film shot on location in the awe-inspiring ruins of an almost totally destroyed post-war Frankfurt where Robert Ryan teams up with an Allies-in-microcosm group of companions including unflatteringly shot Frenchwoman Merle Oberon (sporting the film's worst accent by far) and Brit Robert Coote (who thankfully doesn't even attempt a Liverpool accent) to find Paul Lukas' kidnapped politician and save him from die-hard Nazi fanatics. Great moments abound, from the Paris opening where a carrier pigeon is shot, then nearly given a formal burial in the shadow of Montmatre's Sacre Couer by children before reaching maman's kitchen table to reveal a coded message, to Robert Ryan literally finding himself trapped in a barrel in bombed out brewery.
Great production line entertainment that demonstrates just how good studio product could be when you got the formula right, this is a trip well worth taking.
Great production line entertainment that demonstrates just how good studio product could be when you got the formula right, this is a trip well worth taking.
Format:DVD
This film is an okay film to borrow and watch if you have nothing else on your shelf. Slow and predictable, albeit the good director (J. Tourneur), it seems one of those made by the 2nd class studio's people! Only relevant visual record is the huge destruction caused by war, that is presented in the historical sequences of bombed European cities...although you could extensively watch these in more accurate documentary DVDs which serve the specific purpose.
Berlin Express [DVD]
Berlin Express [DVD]
Format:DVD
A great story with a great cast. The type of film which could not be made now due to there being no special effects. A must for anyones B&W film collection and to be watched on a wet Sunday afternoon.
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