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      98% 51 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris (Margaret Lockwood) befriends elderly Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty). When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler (Michael Redgrave) and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      One of Alfred Hitchcock's last British films, this glamorous thriller provides an early glimpse of the director at his most stylishly entertaining.

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      Otis Ferguson The New Republic More than any of the English-speaking film men, Hitchcock is a one-man show, getting every detail straight in his head and the way he wants it before the first camera starts rolling. Dec 26, 2023 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) An enjoyable mystery... Oct 10, 2022 Full Review John C. Mosher New Yorker As full of surprises, horrors, thrills, even humor, as the other Hitchcock productions. Aug 11, 2022 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Hitchcock effortlessly navigates this vivid thriller from light comedy to high tension and back again, creating one of his most enchanting and entertaining mysteries. Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film Train whistles pepper the constant travel hum, rail montages, rear projection, and black and white photography – keeping the confined setting fittingly well paced with perilous comings and goings between cars. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation It's all a lark and all good, clean (ish) fun, sort of a British take on the "screwball" farces common in Hollywood in the '30s, with Hitchcockian mystery and villainy. Rated: 3/4 Apr 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Russ The first act is pure balderdash but it "picks up steam" once Miss Froy "vanishes" - up to that point we don't know who the lady in question is. We have the usual "McGuffin" - a throw-away plot device meant to justify all the goings on. I give "props" to the model makers, set decorators, and special effects folks who did what they could given the technical limitations of the day and the budget. The opening shots of the miniature village are remarkably detailed, even if some suspension of disbelief is required. Overall it's another example of why Hollywood lured Sir Alfred away from our cousins across the Pond. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Jeff M This is certainly my least favorite of the Alfred Hitchcock movies that I have seen so far. It's all the more disappointing because this is one of the Hitchcok films I was most anxious to see. So much of what I found missing in this motion picture is what I appreciate so much in his others. There is no suspense or sense of danger here - it frankly plays like an average Agatha Christie adaptation, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS being the obvious example since both take place on trains. The lack of character development made it difficult to follow the plot at times, and the accents and rapidity of dialogue pretty much require subtitles (although I have subtitles turned on all the time). Nothing here seemed to grab me, and it's the first Hitchcock film I've watched that left me a bit bored. Acting is fine if nothing outstanding. Suffice it to say, this won't be listed on MY TOP FIVE when we do Hitchcock movies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review harwee h Up there amongst the best of Hitchcock films. A must watch for genre and classic fans. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review nick s Very well acted. The leads and the English gentlemen were great. Especially enjoyed the opening. It did get a bit campy and over the top as it went on. Also used a couple of tropes and clichés for plot devices that were popular at the time. But overall great entertainment. Nice to see the lead female getting involved in the fight scene... usually in film noir they stand back and watch. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Del H Peak Hitchcock. Absolutely charming lead performances by Redgrave and Lockwood, plus a train where all is not as it appears to be. Old movies at their best! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Jack V First time watching in 2023 and I'm simply blown away! I never thought a movie from 1938 could be this funny, gripping and fantastically written and acted, but I was so wrong. Everyone should watch this masterpiece! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris (Margaret Lockwood) befriends elderly Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty). When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler (Michael Redgrave) and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
      Director
      Alfred Hitchcock
      Screenwriter
      Ethel Lina White, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., Criterion Collection, Gaumont British Distributors
      Production Co
      Gainsborough Pictures
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 1, 1938, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 8, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 37m
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      35mm
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