Shot on location amid the ravages of postwar frankfurt and berlin, this crackling espionage thriller plays like. Berlin express is a spellbinding mix of action, suspense, and topical political intrigue, laced with idealism and a surprising degree of sophistication, a level a wit almost worthy of graham. Berlin express 1948 jacques tourneurs crisp thriller berlin express presents occupied germany in miniature. Subtitles berlin express english srt free download.
Released 1948, berlin express stars merle oberon, robert ryan, charles korvin, paul lukas the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. My eyes went during the movie over to roman toporow who played lt. Jacques tourneurs berlin express came out of that same school of thrillermaking that generated henry hathaways the house on 92nd street at fox, except that it was a lot better and more exciting. Berlin express 1948 full streaming video dailymotion.
The current position of express berlin is at east asia coordinates 39. With a flawless ensemble cast, suspense by the bucketful, and more twists and turns than a jayne mansfield pinup, berlin express is exceptional. Berlin express is a 1948 american drama film directed by jacques tourneur and starring robert ryan, merle oberon and paul lukas thrown together by chance, a group of people search a city for a kidnapped peace activist. Waldis became a familiar character actor often appearing in b movies and his roles were sometimes uncredited. Berlin express is a 1948 american drama film directed by jacques tourneur and starring. Every nation associated with alliedoccupied germany is represented by the films characters the united states, france, germany, england, and russia.
The movie is interesting, thrilling and filmed on location in a destroyed berlin, with a great cast. The berlin blockade 24 june 1948 12 may 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the cold war. Incorporating some location shooting with the cooperation and permission of the occupying armies, the cinematography of berlin express is fantastic. During the multinational occupation of postworld war ii germany, the soviet union blocked the western allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of berlin under western control.
When one of the passengers, a german working for peace, is kidnapped by people who dont want his ideas to work, the others must set aside their differences and work together to find him in time for an important conference. Catala deutsch francais galego italiano nederlands. The realworld backdrop adds a sense of authenticity as to what it was. It is a film that is so much of a very specific time and place and acts like a time capsule for that time and place which makes it very interesting to watch. He made his film debut billed as otto wernicke in director fritz langs classic thriller m 1931 starring peter lorre. Berlin express is a spellbinding mix of action, suspense, and topical political intrigue, laced with idealism and a surprising degree of sophistication, a level a wit almost worthy of graham greene, and an eye for suspense worthy of hitchcock. Berlin express 1948 is really two movies one in the background, the other. Berlin express 1948 an almost documentary as its narrated by an uncredited voice style thriller set in post world war ii germany with a terrific cast directed by jacques tourneur. Four postwar heroes a veritable united nations from britain, france, russia and the u. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Read the full synopsis of berlin express, 1948, directed by jacques tourneur, with merle oberon, robert ryan, charles korvin, at turner classic movies.
Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from berlin express at the discogs marketplace. Berlin express, the this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Surprisingly, also, for films of this genre, berlin express manages to convey a. Overview of berlin express, 1948, directed by jacques tourneur, with merle oberon, robert ryan, charles korvin, at turner classic movies. Set in alliedoccupied germany, it was shot on location in postworld war ii frankfurtammain with exterior and interior shots of the ig farben building and its paternoster. Berlin express most striking feature of this production is its extraordinary background of warravaged germany. American agronomist robert lindley robert ryan and french. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime.
With merle oberon, robert ryan, charles korvin, paul lukas. The vessel is en route to qahmd uejea, sailing at a speed of 0. It has elements of a documentarystyle travelogue to the heavily bombed cities of frankfurt and berlin, complete with actor paul stewart narrating from a. Certainly, however, all great noir shares these same characteristics. Filmed amid the actual bombed out ruins of frankfurt and berlin after world war ii, berlin express recounts the dangerous attempts to unify germany, as four postwar heroes from britain, france, russia, and the u. Bernhardt paul lukas, is an influential peacemaker who. Berlin express 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With a documentary eye, this film etches a powerfully grim picture of life amidst.
Berlin express, container ship details and current. The current position of berlin express is at persian gulf coordinates 25. Berlin express, jacques tourneurs 1948 postwar espionage drama, is a lot of things at once, hitting and missing with similar frequency. Berlin express is a jacques tourneur film worth watching merely for its historical value alone. The efforts of the four powers occupying germany to protect a german v. Berlin express 1948 film complet en francais a 20171027t23. Berlin express 1948 jacques tourneur, merle oberon.
The rather ironic post war message of universal brotherhood and cooperation just seems like a dream today in light of the cold war already developing as the second world war ended. Berlin express 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. A multinational group of train passengers become involved in a. Berlin express 1948 jacques tourneur, merle oberon, robert ryan, charles korvin, crime, drama, filmnoir december 28, 2016 in divided germany just after wwii, people from many different countries are passengers on a train. Four postwar heroes a veritable united nations from britain,france,russia and the u. Express berlin, container ship details and current. Berlin express may not be tourneurs best noir, but it might be his best filmperiod. Trapped on a train of terror robert ryan leads a group of allied agents fighting an underground nazi group in postwar europe. Waldis was born otto glucksmannblum in 1901 in vienna, where he began his acting career in the 1920s. Written by harold medford, from a story by curt siodmak. The vessel is en route to papnckrpus newport, sailing at a speed of 18. Warner home video warner archive collection region 0 ntsc. Board the berlin express and speed into danger, mystery and intrigue.