Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas

While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.

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Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Release Date: November 1, 1938

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 2000

 

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  • February 21, 2009
    This reminded me of The 39 Steps in the sense that it's another example of Hitchcock perfecting his technique as a director. In hindsight, one can see flashes of Hitch's signature style that would later shape his more popular classics (i.e. Vertigo, Rear Window<...( read more)/i>, Psycho, etc.). That being said, even as a young, inexperienced, fledgling director, his brilliance shines through.
  • November 23, 2008
    easily one of hitchcocks best films, this is also one of the greatest films ever made. incredible photography, a perfectly crafted and haunting script, a brilliantly chosen cast, and a well thought out plot. there were no holes and the entire film was perfectly executed. to be...( read more) honest, i was nervous the first 30 minutes, and then the last hour was one of the most mind blowing and engaging hours of film that i have ever seen. a perfect masterpiece.
  • November 9, 2008
    One word...Genius! Hitchcock was so ahead of his time...he wa a master at his craft. The story was excellent and had me going for a while trying to figure out who's in on it and how. Great cast and great overall movie.
  • October 24, 2008
    perfectly charming and really funny
  • October 3, 2008
    Slow starting, but in typical Hitchcock fashion, a great original conspiracy story. Hitchcock certainly loved his trains.

    An enjoyable film and a rating to reflect the quality for it?s time
  • November 8, 2009
    The Lady Vanishes is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best-known British films and by far the most well-received of his films I have not yet seen (all of which are British). This film is set in a fictional Central European country with most of the action taking place on a train. The fem...( read more)ale lead meets a woman but that woman seems to vanish. When the lead asks about the woman she was with nobody has any recollection of her and a doctor convinces her she was probably hallucinating due to a blow to the head. Eventually all sorts of clues show that she did in fact meet such a woman and something wrong was happening on the train. The film is a fairly typical Hitchcock film and has some spy thriller elements and a MacGuffin.

    The film stars Margaret Lockwood as the female lead along with Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, and a host of others. I'm not terribly familiar with any of the actors in this film but I think they made a pretty believable cast. They played their parts fairly convincingly and I can't think of any cringe-worthy moments in terms of their acting.

    Overall, this film seemed very typical of an Alfred Hitchcock film and that is certainly a good thing. This was the penultimate film he made before coming to the United States and this film seems a lot more American than the other British films I have seen. The ultimate solution to the plot was somewhat confusing and never really answered which is fairly typical of Hitchcock's work. In addition to the MacGuffin, the film has several other Hitchcock elements such a train, eating scenes, a Hitchcock cameo, and a bunch of other stuff. This is far from Hitchcock's greatest films but it is certainly a good film.

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  • October 26, 2009
    very entairtaining :)
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  • July 16, 2009
    Terrific early Hitchcock. The earliest of his that I have seen that I totally enjoyed. Great plot elements. Technical advancements also added to the effectiveness of this film. A must for any Hitchcock fan, or any fan of suspense films. Big thumbs up!

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