The Lady Vanishes

– Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 classic. On the eve of the Second World War, a train carrying an a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
The Lady Vanishes (1979)

Remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 classic. On the eve of the Second World War, a train carrying an assortment of passengers, pulls out of a small town in Bavaria. When one of the passengers, a kindly old lady, mysteriously disappears the other passengers are led into confrontation with the Nazis and a desperate race for freedom.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:

The Lady Vanishes (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Mar 1980

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Anthony Page

Writer:

George Axelrod (screenplay), Sidney Gilliat (based on the screenplay by), Frank Launder (based on the screenplay by), Ethel Lina White (novel)

Main Actors:

Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom

Plot:

On a train traveling through pre-WW II Germany, American heiress Amanda Kelly befriends a Miss Froy, an older nanny. But when Miss Froy disappears, everyone Amanda asks denies ever having seen her. Eventually Amanda persuades American photographer Robert Condon to help her search the train, during which they discover that Miss Froy wasn't quite what she seemed.

Production:

Media Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%