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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

Dec 1, 1952
1h 22m
★ 5.9

A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller

Overview

A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.

Genres

Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Josef Shaftel Productions
Raymond Stross Productions

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Cast

Claude Rains

Kees Popinga

Claude Rains

Marius Goring

Inspector Lucas

Marius Goring

Märta Torén

Michele Rozier

Märta Torén

Anouk Aimée

Jeanne

Anouk Aimée

Herbert Lom

Julius de Koster, Jr.

Herbert Lom

Lucie Mannheim

Maria Popinga

Lucie Mannheim

Felix Aylmer

Merkemans

Felix Aylmer

Ferdy Mayne

Louis

Ferdy Mayne

Eric Pohlmann

Goin

Eric Pohlmann

Michael Nightingale

Clerk

Michael Nightingale

Gibb McLaughlin

Julius de Koster Snr.

Gibb McLaughlin

Joan St. Clair

Frida Popinga

Joan St. Clair