On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.
Acting
Angela Lansbury's brief, magnetic presence haunts every frame she's absent from.
Production
Lavish train interiors that scream 'we spent the budget on curtains.'
Director
Anthony Page
Cybill Shepherd
Amanda Kelly
Elliott Gould
Robert Condon
Angela Lansbury
Miss Froy
Herbert Lom
Dr. Egon Hartz
Arthur Lowe
Jeremy Charters
Ian Carmichael
Caldicott
Gerald Harper
Todhunter
Jenny Runacre
Mrs. Todhunter
Jean Anderson
Baroness
Madlena Nedeva
Nun
Rosalind Knight
Evelyn Barnes
Barbara Markham
Frau Kummer
Vladek Sheybal
Trainmaster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock himself considered this his favorite of his own films; this remake was made by his former assistant director.
The 1938 original's 'Caldicott and Charters' cricket-obsessed characters became so beloved they spawned their own spin-off series; here they're played by the same actors, now 41 years older.
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