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Berlin Express

  • 1948
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  • 1h 27m
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6.8/10
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Robert Ryan in Berlin Express (1948)
A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a post-World War II Nazi assassination plot.
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A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a post-World War II Nazi assassination plot.A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a post-World War II Nazi assassination plot.A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a post-World War II Nazi assassination plot.

  • Director
    • Jacques Tourneur
  • Writers
    • Harold Medford
    • Curt Siodmak
  • Stars
    • Merle Oberon
    • Robert Ryan
    • Charles Korvin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3.7K
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    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Harold Medford
      • Curt Siodmak
    • Stars
      • Merle Oberon
      • Robert Ryan
      • Charles Korvin
    • 63User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Merle Oberon
    Merle Oberon
    • Lucienne
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Robert Lindley
    Charles Korvin
    Charles Korvin
    • Perrot
    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Dr. Bernhardt
    Robert Coote
    Robert Coote
    • Sterling
    Reinhold Schünzel
    Reinhold Schünzel
    • Walther
    • (as Reinhold Schunzel)
    Roman Toporow
    • Lt. Maxim
    Peter von Zerneck
    • Hans Schmidt
    Otto Waldis
    Otto Waldis
    • Kessler
    Fritz Kortner
    Fritz Kortner
    • Franzen
    Michael Harvey
    Michael Harvey
    • Sgt. Barnes
    Tom Keene
    Tom Keene
    • Major
    • (as Richard Powers)
    Taylor Allen
    • Fräulein
    • (uncredited)
    Will Allister
    • Richard
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Alten
    • German Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Boon
    • German Youth #2
    • (uncredited)
    Ernst Brengt
    • Artist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Tourneur
    • Writers
      • Harold Medford
      • Curt Siodmak
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    • Trivia
      At the end of their bus ride through bombed-out Frankfurt, the main characters arrive at the massive I.G. Farben building. Completed in 1930, it was once the largest office building in Europe and home to the giant chemical business. From 1945 to 1952 it was the location of SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters, Allied European Forces). From 1952 to 1994 it was the headquarters of the U.S. Army's V Corps. In 1996 the building was acquired by the state of Hesse, and after a $25M renovation became the Westend Campus of the University of Frankfurt. The small, continuous elevators seen in the film, called paternoster lifts, are still in use.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Bernhardt is being shown smoking a cigarette in the reflection of a passing train, the image is the opposite of how it should appear in a reflection.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [voiceover] That's right - the dove of peace was a pigeon. A dead pigeon.

    • Crazy credits
      During the opening credits, a title card states that the photography of Berlin and Frankfurt is used with the cooperation of the occupying armies.
    • Connections
      Featured in Pulp Cinema (2001)

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    A good thriller

    Set in a post WW-2 Germany, "Berlin Express" is a quite interesting thriller directed by Jacques Tourneur. The story is basically about a group of people each of whom representing Russian, French, American and British forces who are united in trying to solve an assassination attempt made by Nazi underground group on a Professor Bernhardt, one of the former liders of German Resistance to Nazis and now a chairman of a commission for post-war unification of Germany.

    "Berlin Express" is particularly interesting for it's exteriors shot in 1947 on real locations with special permission from Allied forces, showing destroyed by bombings Frankfurt and Berlin. 7/10
    • imauter
    • Apr 23, 2003
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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Berlin-Express
    • Filming locations
      • Administration building IG-Farben, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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