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The Lady Vanishes(Movie, 1979)

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| 1h 37min | Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Romance / Love
The Lady VanishesRating: 3.0/5 (with 2626 votes)
The Lady Vanishes is a 1979 British mystery comedy film directed by Anthony Page and written by George Axelrod, based on the screenplay of 1938's The Lady Vanishes by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, in turn based on Ethel Lina White's 1936 novel The Wheel Spins. The film stars Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, and Arthur Lowe and Ian Carmichael. A remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1938 film of the same name, the plot follows two Americans travelling by train across 1939 Germany. Together, they investigate the mysterious disappearance of an English nanny also travelling on the train. The remake's setting is essentially similar to Hitchcock's, but is openly set in pre-Second Worl... ()
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About The Lady Vanishes

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Germany
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/01/1980 (World premiere: 04/30/1979)
Director: Anthony Page
Film Editor: Russell Lloyd
Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe
Composer: Richard Hartley
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Tödliche Botschaft"

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Other movies with this title: The Lady Vanishes (GB, 1938), The Lady Vanishes (GB, 2013)

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