Berlin Express
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Produced by | Bert Granet |
| Written by | Curt Siodmak (story) Harold Medford |
| Starring | Merle Oberon Robert Ryan Charles Korvin |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Editing by | Sherman Todd |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | May 1, 1948 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Language | English |
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Berlin Express is a black-and-white 1948 film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The film was shot on location in post-World War II Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany as well as Paris, France. During the opening credits a full-screen notice read: "Actual scenes in Frankfurt and Berlin were photographed by authorization of The United States Army of Occupation, The British Army of Occupation, The Soviet Army of Occupation"
While on a train to Berlin a German doctor is killed when a bomb goes off in his compartment. The murder is witnessed by an American, a French woman, a Russian soldier and a British man who are questioned in the killing. When it's found out that the man killed was a decoy for the real doctor, a man admired for trying to unite Germany, the group from the train begin working together trying to find the real doctor in the streets of post-war Germany. Not all on the team are whom the seem to be.
The film is memorable today for showing the bombed out streets of Frankfurt, Germany. Costume designer Orry-Kelly dressed Oberon for the film. Actress Oberon was married to the films cinematographer Lucien Ballard at the time of shooting.
[edit] Cast
- Merle Oberon as Lucienne
- Robert Ryan as Robert Lindley
- Charles Korvin as Perrot
- Paul Lukas as Dr. Bernhardt
- Robert Coote as Sterling
