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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.
Keywords
london, england
based on novel or book
inventor
munich, germany
concentration camp prisoner
prague, czech republic
secret agent
night train
war propaganda
nazi occupation
1940s
eve of world war ii
Casts

Margaret Lockwood
Anna Bomasch

Rex Harrison
Gus Bennett

Paul Henreid
Karl Marsen

Basil Radford
Charters

Naunton Wayne
Caldicott

James Harcourt
Axel Bomasch

Felix Aylmer
Dr. Fredericks

Wyndham Goldie
Dryton

Roland Culver
Roberts

Eliot Makeham
Schwab

Raymond Huntley
Kampenfeldt

Austin Trevor
Capt. Prada

Kenneth Kent
Controller

C. V. France
Admiral Hassinger

Frederick Valk
Gestapo Officer

Morland Graham
Teleferic Attendant

Adolf Hitler
Himself (archive footage)

David Horne
Czech Official (uncredited)
Wilfred Walter
Czech Official (uncredited)
Winifred Oughton
Martha (uncredited)

John Wengraf
KL Physician (uncredited)

Charles Oliver
KL Officer (uncredited)

Allan Jeayes
KL Prisoner (uncredited)

Albert Lieven
Paul - KL Guard (uncredited)

Wally Patch
Fisherman (uncredited)
Arthur Denton
Deckchair Attendant (uncredited)

Ian Fleming
British Official (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford
Checkpoint Officer (uncredited)

Bryan Herbert
Train Inspector (uncredited)

Irene Handl
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Train Steward (uncredited)
Edward Baxter

Hugh Griffith

Howard Lang
Fletcher Lightfoot
Jack May

G.H. Mulcaster

J.H. Roberts
Billy Russell

Torin Thatcher
Pat Williams
Crews

Carol Reed
Director
R. E. Dearing
Editor

Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay

Otto Kanturek
Director of Photography
Edward Black
Producer

Frank Launder
Screenplay
Charles Williams
Music

Roy Ward Baker
Second Unit Director
Louis Levy
Original Music Composer
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
Maurice Ostrer
Production Manager
Alex Vetchinsky
Art Direction
Sydney Wiles
Sound Recordist
Gordon Wellesley
Novel
Louis Levy
Music Director
Davis Boulton
Still Photographer
Backdrops & Posters




