Summary
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By is a British-American crime film first released in 1952,
directed by Harold French.
The film stars Claude Rains, Marius Goring, Märta Torén, Ferdy Mayne and Herbert Lom.
It has also been released under the title: The Paris Express.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Harold French
- Script: Georges Simenon, Paul Jarrico, Harold French
- Photo: Otto Heller
- Music: Benjamin Frankel
- Cast: Claude Rains (Kees Popinga), Marius Goring (Lucas), Märta Torén (Michele Rozier), Ferdy Mayne (Louis), Herbert Lom (Julius de Koster, Jr.), Lucie Mannheim (Maria Popinga), Anouk Aimée (Jeanne, the prostitute), Eric Pohlmann (Goin), Felix Aylmer (Mr. Merkemans), Gibb McLaughlin (Julius de Koster, Sr), Michael Nightingale (Popinga’s Clerk), Robin Alalouf (Karl Popinga), Joan St. Clair (Frida Popinga), Michael Alain (Dutch Train Conductor), Jean Deveaux (French Train Conductor), Roy Purcell (Pierre, detective), MacDonald Parke (Wealthy Man from Chicago), Mary Mackenzie (Mrs. Lucas), Arthur Mullard
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 82 min
- Aka: The Paris Express
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