Night Train to Munich (1940)

[@jeffreyfitzgerald1779]

"You hate the truth, because in the end it will destroy you and your bankrupt philosophy. You will perish because you have nothing to offer, because you can't forever replace tolerance and decency with brute force." I wish someone would say it so well today.

[@tommyd.6265]

Best we can do is label parents' domestic terrorists, have social media SENSORSHIP and destroy political opponents.

[@christopherTYJ]

You just did, and very well! 😊

[@kimmccabe1422]

Or as Einstein simply said, "To do nothing is worse.." in other words when it comes to bullies, whether dictators, religious fanatics, terrorists, if we all say nothing, do nothing, we're as bad as them. It's a hard thing to be brave but when it calls for it, it'll be the absolute test of good vs evil , right vs wrong,for us. I will always take humanity over nothing.

[@christopherTYJ]

"The only thing needed for evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing." This sentiment, or something like it, is found in traditional Christianity, and probably other traditions as well.

[@Bmcfc13]

How dare you 😡😡😡

[@donniemayer]

Yes, this is a treat, never saw it, was an Army Telecom Switching Instructor in Germany in 1990, such a beautiful country, excellent old movie..70 years old and I say these older movies are far superior to today's junk.....

[@DelvingEye]

The actual footage of Berlin, Prague and London in 1939-40 is remarkable. This movie is a gem. Thanks for uploading it!

[@Anna-Jade]

A very good film. My Mum was the image of Margaret Lockwood and she told me that people often approached her and said, 'please may I have your autograph Miss Lockwood'.

[@echofourmike85]

My mother looked a bit like Sophia Loren when she was younger. I remember the men doing some double takes. They both shared beauty and class.

[@steelcross839]

Europe was in terror when this movie was filmed and Germany war machine devastated all armed forces sent against them. I can't imagine how realistic and frightening this screenplay was for people in the cinemas.

[@robertswanson4070]

The Truth is coming out now. Thank you President Trump

[@Anna-Jade]

My Mum lived through the London Blitz. Frightening times indeed.

[@steelcross839]

My dad was lucky, he was an engineer and worked secretly on developing jet engines for the US military, and they were still working on them when the war ended. In late 43, when they needed more infantry, he was sent to the Navy in Panama to guard the canal. He told stories about watching from the shore and seeing Allied ships being sunk by U boats. Your mum and all those people were tough. Churchill may have been the greatest figure of the 20th century. Best wishes.

[@diannemiller1895]

One needs to consider this movie was made, what 85yrs ago ! Absolutely incredibly suspenseful clear to the end ! Excellent story ! TU so much for the presentation.❤

[@katherinelwooley7891]

You said it!❤

[@margaretgaal937]

What a dramatic ending….wow

[@redblade8160]

@@katherinelwooley7891 Of course he "said it". Who else do you think said it?

[@pierredubois719]

This film, made at the very beginning of WWII, stands out as one of the best of the genre, with Rex Harrison as, essentially, 007. It's well written and nicely paced, with superb casting. The addition of Charters and Caldicott -- rugby-obsessed characters featured in other British films -- provides some measured comic relief and ultimately a major role in the spy caper. Excellent story, direction and acting, and one of my favorite films. Highly recommended.

[@wilsonflood4393]

Charters and Caldicot were cricket fanatics.

[@dougmartin893]

Totally agree. Well put.

[@sajahf]

Nice review. I concur.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

@@wilsonflood4393 Yes they were.

[@katherinelwooley7891]

Agreed!

[@jaygeis3102]

Really enjoyed this movie. How is it that after 84 years of advance Ment in movie industry and technology, it is so much better to watch this than a comparable movie made in 2024? I won’t trade The captivating and excitement of this movie with that of new productions.

[@andrewmorton395]

I totally agree

[@milosterwheeler2520]

I love the simple sets, painted backdrops and model work on this old movie. They are so much more fun than the awful CGI overuse in modern films.

[@ciroalb3]

I love the flims airplane door at 7:52

[@marthae9338]

Yes. The CGI doesn't even look real. I watched "Twelve O'Clock High (again) and the real film included in it is far more effective. Saw the trailer for "Masters of the Air " and those planes look strange. What I saw didn't impress. There are other films that tell the story far better.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

@@marthae9338 I really like "12 O'Clock High" - one of my favorite war movies. The opening and close are very effective.

[@puppyrescuer1405]

Excellent. Margaret Lockwood is always great.

[@iSpied4theFBi]

And wasn't she Great in "The Lady Vanishes"

[@tomdooley4226]

A really fantastic movie. Seeing Paul Henried as a bad guy was certainly different from his other roles, notably as the international patriot in "Casablanca". A young Rex Harrison was excellent posing as German officer. I've never seen this b/w classic movie, but I totally enjoyed it from the beginning to the end! Thanks for the upload! 🎦

[@DmPmRr1959]

Paul Henreid was a German Jew who wanted to continue to act in his country. He went to Goebbels personally to plead his case. Goebbels told him if he did not leave Germany, he'd be arrested. Luckily, he got out in time.

[@bigbrowntabby118]

Pretty sure he was an Austrian Catholic aristocrat, not a German Jew. You must have him confused with somebody else.

[@TheSomsom3]

I saw that movie during the pandemic, when Silver Screen was made available my television service provider. I remember how I found the finale thrilling. That is a really great movie.

[@martingainty9623]

"The people are behind the Fuhrer But how far behind are they" An Excellent Movie!!! Cheers

[@markadams7597]

Very interesting movie, especially the opening sequences of original "news" reels (which would have been contemporary in 1940). Thanks for posting.

[@StanleyAgbulos]

At the end during the gun fight, amazing to see how many shots Harrison took from his pistol without having to reload..,

[@jackjones8363]

Enjoyable film that perfectly suited B&W. The scenery was great too. I remember Margaret Lockwood only in her 50s-60s from UK TV as a child. She really was quite beautiful in her youth. Paul Henried was still going under his pre - Hollywood name in this one...

[@dale9724]

Everything directed by Sir Carol Reed is great. My fave movie of all time is The Third Man.

[@bfyrth]

That movie is another level

[@marthae9338]

Love that film! (In Vienna you can take a "Third Man Tour". Next time I am there I might do that. Perfect movie for so many reasons.

[@tuukkatuukka]

Well said. Thank you sir

[@johnzajac9849]

Carol Reed also directed the award-winning film, 'The Third Man'.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Wait. Orsen wells

[@johnzajac9849]

@@alysononoahu8702 wut?

[@AngieVicky1]

This was an awesome movie! Thank you for uploading it.🎉

[@willowwobble]

Excellent! Also it was fun to recognise so many actors from the golden years of British cinema.

[@TheMaggiemay77]

I’m so glad they played a lot of British movies here in the United States because as a kid growing up I got to see many of them and they were always such good movies.

[@Sundays566]

Can you imagine this showing in smoke filled cinemas back in the day?

[@A0A4ful]

Usher: "Sir, I'm afraid I must ask you to leave the cinema hall!- the management doesn't tolerate non smokers like you during screenings!"

[@iap-ug3oy]

I am 83 now ,and when I was not working in shows on stage ,I worked in the box office ,and sometimes filled in for usherettes when they went on their breaks. …people were allowed to smoke in theatres in those days . …. How I miss the cinemas and live theatres ……the world has changed but sad to say not for the better….

[@jandasalovich6469]

I would rather like to imagine. A passage in time.

[@dparks3784]

I remember when first saw this on TV as a teenager. Each and every time I watch this, it is the last scene that always gets me.

[@mabel8179]

I LOVE Charters and Caldicott! They are so charming and hilarious! I wish they lived next door to me lol.

[@jimclark6256]

Two silly clowns, stupid children in adult bodies. They ruin everything they are in.

[@fezmancomments]

Charters (Basil Redford) and Caldicott (Neuton Wayne) are our English cricket loving heroes of the hour. Here they are as post war private eyes messers Bright & Early almost employing Diana Dors; kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpipdqB7ZdCleK8si=sSdfqJR2GxXRAfbP

[@CissyBrazil]

I love how the music softens as Randall steps onto Switzerland soil. I enjoy this movie very much.

[@harri2626]

Good to see Irene Handl playing the officious station mistress. She had German parents but all were naturalised English and living in London long before this film.

[@Seansaighdeoir]

She was Jewish.

[@TellySavalas-or5hf]

A WW2 movie from WW2! Smashing!

[@thomassnider6691]

I only watched it because it came on my KZbin feed and I thought WTF. When I saw it starred Rex Harrison and was directed by Sir Carol Reed, I knew I had struck gold.

[@davidhakin282]

I love these war time movies. Brilliant.

[@clayjones2370]

Thanks for posting this, Lance. I saw it one night, late in the evening, and have been trying to find it again. As others have said, they don't make 'em like this anymore. Too much work!

[@kailuakidd1512]

Classic. Excellent actors.

[@SeanSandberg-j3q]

Please, please, please! When "They" come for you; Do not go back to pack some things you might need. Just go! Flee while you can still leave with your life. Do not go and pack what you think you might need. Just leave with your life. God will provide the rest! Just leave, leave, leave!

[@pmullins1495]

Yes, it was upsetting she wasted time as if going on holiday. I found that very disturbing. 😠😣😖

[@JamesGamby]

They don’t make them like this any more pity

[@dast540]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏 And of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Great Movie 🎬 I like these old Movies Thanks 😊

[@csidun9087]

Excellent movie… excellent acting… 100% better than the trash they are making today!

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

So true, & well said. I really enjoyed the movie too, amazing.

[@abhijitmukherjee720]

It can not be possible for me to Express my feelings, emotions such a Superb Story and it will remain in my mind till my death ❤

[@rbeaconsfield-long9030]

It's good to see Wayne, Radford, and Lockwood again in this film after they first appeared seven years earlier in Hitchcocks; The Lady Vanishes ( 1933).

[@markfrancis5164]

‘You are flying direct to Croydon’. An age when that was a good move…

[@yankeeairpirate1799]

Great movie 100% better then anything current

[@marthae9338]

Won't admit how many times I have seen it. LOL. Even when you know what is going to happen, the level of tension is still there. Hallmark of a great movie.

[@lanceschmidt28]

Great movie. Thanks for sharing

[@silviastadler4017]

Loved this movie. Especially the two britisch guyes in the train (from min 51:58) They are the best. Liked them in "A Lady dissapears" as well. What a gorgeous couple😂

[@alysononoahu8702]

The Lady Vanishes

[@brianneale2006]

Raymond Hutley playing a German unbelievable

[@fredblassie3212]

Thanks for sharing.

[@wildflowerwind6941]

What a great movie. And made right when the war started 1940. Great characters and actors.

[@Rob-yk1jw]

You mean the outcome of WW2 was unknown.... incredible

[@KarenDegenhart]

This is a very entertaining movie, esp as made before the US entered the war.

[@jezalb2710]

USA was attacked by Japan. And Germany declared war on USA. So the USA did not enter the war. They were dragged into it

[@the_lost_navigator]

"Ve have nothing to fear - the Nation is behind ze Fuhrer" "Yes, but how far behind?" lol

[@Rob-yk1jw]

Bc everyone behind

[@jerryburton6825]

Anybody count how many bullets Rex fired at the end? Without reloading. 😊

[@maryusa8526]

Toooo many, lol. I was thinking about that, too.

[@jeannecurrie9165]

I counted at least 23... Did you also notice that Rex Harrison's handgun at 1:30:18 is different from the 6-bullet revolver that he is shooting with in the following scenes? And, another point, Gestapo and SS/SD did not usually have revolvers as side arms - they used the Walther PPK and Mauser 1934 pocket pistol. Oh, and I might as well mention that Charters and Caldicott seemed to be carrying British rifles which they ostensibly stole from the two German guards. At first, I was not convinced that the German army would have been using those. Upon closer examination of the rifle bolts and sights, etc., I now conclude that these are German carbines.

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

Wow, nicely said.

[@kmterpin]

How is it that Paul Heinreid is more handsome as a villain than when he plays a hero?

[@Jean-rg4sp]

*Carol Reed was good at directing goldolas while maintaining tension with revolvers that held 14 bullets without reloading.*

[@eriscarmodossantosdefranca5528]

The British weapons are superb and "miraculous "

[@Jean-rg4sp]

@@eriscarmodossantosdefranca5528 The English are best at everything.

[@paulway9926]

Brilliant stuff and all the good German's would enjoy this film too.

[@daniellegratwol8833]

Trois des acteurs de ce film très très bon jouaient dans ”The Lady Vanished” d’ Hitchcock, 1938. Les deux anglais Basil Radford et Naunton Wayne qui sauvent l’espion anglais déguisé en nazi . Ils sont absolument géniaux !!! Et la jolie Margaret Lockwood ”of course”

[@sapphonymph8204]

Charters and colticutt are the same characters and actors in ''The Lady Vanishes '' 1938

[@JC-kk5wg]

Amazing film with current looking subject for this film to com out in 1940. On March 15, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded and occupied the Czech provinces of Bohemia and Moravia in the rump Czecho-Slovak state, in flagrant violation of the Munich Pact.

[@bobwyman3743]

excellent film about the beginning of WW11,, rex harrison superb, paul henried as the german spy,,loved charters and caldicott added tension and fit the story well,, watched this a number of times,,noever gets old.

[@Ubique2927]

Unfortunately she was captured because she just had to pack a bag…

[@Froghole-gw6xq]

Always remember this film for the exchange between Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne on the subject of Mein Kampf: Radford: "I understand they give [Mein Kampf] to newly married couples." Wayne: "Oh, I don't think it's that kind of a book, old man."

[@kimmccabe1422]

I was waiting for Sherlock Holmes to pop in but clearly these brave people did not need him. ✌️ #FightBullies

[@MarkWalkerMusic]

The similarities between this film and ‘The Lady Vanishes’ go beyond the three primary actors of Lockwood, Radford, and Wayne, as well as the screenplay of both movies being written by Sidney Gilliatt & Frank Launder. Note the use of miniature sets - both movies open with the exact same shot: A zoom in on a miniature bldg which fades to a zoom in through the window of an actual sound stage set. One thing that’s always bothered me about this movie is the curious omission of Radford & Wayne from the very last scene where all our heroes have made it across the tram to safety. Charters & Caldicot are suddenly nowhere to be seen. An unfortunate gap in continuity at this key moment.

[@MarkWalkerMusic]

The art direction, sets, sound recording, and musical direction were all done by the same respective people for both movies, too.

[@paulharbecke4125]

Certainly fun to watch!

[@johnrogan9420]

Preceding the war on the night of 3 Sept 1939??Germany invaded Poland on 1 Sept 1939...did this film accidently predict the start of WW2?

[@Rob-yk1jw]

The director did

[@leoniaritt3512]

Almost everybody new...

[@Rob-yk1jw]

Almost every body KNEW....where you from? Fetishes? Sex? Gender?

[@belleriffraff]

There was no conjecture on 'if' a war started' it was 'when will it start'.

[@geoffhorgan6253]

absolutely lovely film good propanganda for what was coming. Margaret Lockwood such a lovely actress and Rex Harrison really good and the two engiish gentlemen really a laugh, nice film a classic!

[@REALcatmom]

I thought the two British men & their humor was kind of out of place. It was like a plot within the main plot, and didn’t add much to the story.

[@martentrudeau6948]

Interesting dialogue straight out of the movie 1:11:12 to 1:11:23 ~ Paul Henreid: "Stay in England perhaps" ~ Rex Harrison: "I doubt it's a corrupt country" ~ Paul Henreid: "A corrupt country" ~ Rex Harrison: "Controlled by international Freemasons and the Jew Churchill"

[@bell9620]

Great movie thank you.

[@morfeo904]

Excellent!

[@michaeljohnson1157]

❤❤ ICH LIEBE DIESE FILME ACH, MEIN DAMEN UND HERREN

[@jorossi927]

excellent

[@DrMatey215]

Dang lucky the pursuit car got a flat! The soldier changed the tire in 2 minutes! Adds mightily to the suspense! Cool movie!

[@jimcrawford3185]

Guns are our friends They saved the day

[@onenorm1]

1:33:38 Even 25 shot revolvers run out of ammunition eventually.

[@mrgobrien]

1:30:00 - count his shots - his gun change from luger to revolver but still more than either can hold.

[@johnolszowy8663]

Excellent

[@fleurafricaine5740]

Not a bad movie. Probably a more effective novella. But very enjoyable nevertheless.

[@Toonseskat]

Quite the revolver, must have shot 50+ times without reloading. 🤓

[@katherinelwooley7891]

Yeah, I noticed that

[@douglaskercher6948]

Rex reloaded his pistol fast in the gun fight at the end.

[@pottedferne]

😂 the Porter asked if they wanted tea substitute or coffee substitute!

[@emmacohen3926]

I just love these old uk war movies 💕💕✊🏻✊🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇮🇱

[@briangraham1024]

Wow! How many bullets were in those pistols at the end??? 😂

[@juliehoffman6292]

The two English gentlemen on the train were also in The Lady Vanishes.

[@felipetijerina4419]

AWESOME MOVIE !!!!!

[@markhughes7927]

56:34 - ‘…traitor?’ - ‘…hardly, he played for the Gentlemen.’ - ‘…only once!’

[@patscott8612]

The man the legend Victor Lazlo 9:19

[@davidr2802]

Where Eagles Dare stole the final scene!

[@lopamudraray4571]

1940 😮😮😮😮😮 how bold !

[@philipcochran1972]

The lady vanishes and Where eagles dare

[@christopherTYJ]

Margaret Lockwood was such a beautiful woman. Vivian Leigh, Joan Bennett and Margaret Lockwood... sigh ❤

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Vivien

[@christopherTYJ]

@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Oops! 😬 Of course!

[@christopherTYJ]

Yes, Vivien! Oops.

[@Anna-Jade]

@@christopherTYJ But Margaret was a close second to Viv!

[@KatJNW]

My parents might have seen this as they were both born in 1939. I wasn't even a thought or a twinkle until they both were 14 years old (I would've been born the next year... 1955). GEEZ.... I'm 69 now & this is the first time watching this. ;-D Good movie & fantastic actors, give you 5 ☆☆☆☆☆'s out of 5. Most of these actors must surely be in Actor's Heaven, they sure were some cuties back then. ThnX 4-Upldng w/Eng Language Subs as I'm hard of hearing & can only hear out of one ear. Question: Was any of this movie based on historical/truths or was this all fantasy. Must have been hard making this movie in WWII time.

[@gloriouse4458]

GOOD MOVIE 🍿 🎥 💞

[@catherinemoore2188]

Thats Paul Henreid❤

[@flippert0]

3:02 sounds convincingly like Hitler. Was this nicked from original footage or just dubbed?

[@neillillo4748]

When movies were movies !

[@juanfordenjones4119]

EXCELENTE.

[@Carl-ht7cg]

Cool movie 😎

[@england902]

Ahhhhhhh. Film starts with a madman. Banging tables. The mass murderer.

[@RPSartre01]

He's daughter didn't leave at once - 😂

[@ml50486965]

will she get her dog and her furs to England? WHO THE HELL CARES?

[@justgivemethetruth]

Great movie ... not so great resolution.

[@howardkoontz4735]

I took the night train to Moscow. Interesting trip

[@heitzmannpatrice4315]

Film en V.O sous titrage en anglais! !... merci je suis bien avancé avec ça!!

[@The-F.R.E.E.-J.]

HIGH Suspense! Very entertaining 👍👍

[@TS-1267]

.... JAKERT!… Can You Imagine Today's 'TORIES' Were In Charge Amidst This Episode In "BLIGHTY'S" Past... We'd be ARGHHHHHH