The Lady Vanishes (1938 & 1979 versions) ( The Lady Vanishes (1938) / The Lady Vanishes (1979) )

The Lady Vanishes (1938 & 1979 versions) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Lady Vanishes (1938) / The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
187 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1938 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alfred Hitchcock
Anthony Page

Written By:
Ethel Lina White (novel)
Sidney Gilliat (screenplay) ...
George Axelrod

Actors:
Margaret Lockwood ..... Iris Matilda Henderson
Michael Redgrave ..... Gilbert Redman
Paul Lukas ..... Dr. Hartz of Prague
Dame May Whitty ..... Miss Froy, Governess
Cecil Parker ..... Eric Todhunter
Linden Travers ..... 'Mrs.' Margaret Todhunter
Naunton Wayne ..... Caldicott
Basil Radford ..... Charters
Mary Clare ..... Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Emile Boreo ..... Boris the Hotel Manager
Googie Withers ..... Blanche
Sally Stewart ..... Julie
Philip Leaver ..... Signor Doppo
Selma Vaz Dias ..... Signora Doppo (as Zelma Vas Dias)
Catherine Lacey ..... The Nun (as Catherine Lacy)
Elliott Gould ..... Robert Condon
Cybill Shepherd ..... Amanda Kelly
Angela Lansbury ..... Miss Froy
Herbert Lom ..... Dr. Hartz
Arthur Lowe ..... Charters
Ian Carmichael ..... Caldicott
Gerald Harper ..... Mr. Todhunter
Jenny Runacre ..... Mrs. Todhunter
Jean Anderson ..... Baroness Kisling
Madlena Nedeva ..... Nun
Madge Ryan ..... Rose Flood Porter
Rosalind Knight ..... Mrs. Evelyn Barnes
Vladek Sheybal ..... Trainmaster
Wolf Kahler ..... Helmut
Barbara Markham ..... Madame Kummer

Synopsis:

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

While traveling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.

The Lady Vanishes (1979)

While traveling in pre-war Nazi Germany, a young couple realize that a passenger seems to have been kidnapped from their train.

This DVD contains two versions of this famous thriller:

The Lady Vanishes, Alfred Hitchcock's comedy-thriller, came at the end of his British period; this film's success brought Hitchcock to the attention of Hollywood. He would complete only one other British production, Jamaica Inn, before crossing the Atlantic to working for David O. Selznick on Rebecca. The film concerns the young Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood), heading home on a train after spending the holidays in the Balkans. Iris becomes friends with a kindly old lady, Miss Froy (Dame May Whitty) after Iris gets hit in the head with a flowerpot meant for Miss Froy. On the train, recovering from the blow, Iris falls asleep. When she awakens, Miss Froy has vanished, replaced by someone else in Miss Froy's clothing. Iris talks to the other passengers, a bizarre collection of eccentrics who think that Iris is crazy for insisting on there even being a Miss Froy -- everyone denies having ever seen the old woman. Finally, Iris finds a young musician, Gilbert (Michael Redgrave), who believes her and the two proceed to search the train for clues to Miss Froy's disappearance.

Screenwriter George Axelrod turns Alfred Hitchcock's classic comedy-thriller into a capering screwball comedy showcase for Cybill Shepherd and Elliot Gould in this style-less remake of The Lady Vanishes. On an express train traveling through pre-World War II Germany, Amanda Kelly (Cybill Shepherd) befriends a cute old nanny, Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury). But when Miss Froy disappears and the rest of the passengers profess no knowledge of the old woman, Amanda and Robert Condon (Elliot Gould -- the only person aboard who will believe her story about the missing woman -- search the train trying to find out what happened to Miss Froy. In the meantime, they uncover an insidious German plot and fall in love.

In Alfred Hitchcock's most quick-witted and devilish comic thriller, the beautiful Margaret Lockwood, traveling across Europe by train, meets Dame May Whitty's charming old spinster, who seemingly disappears into thin air. The young woman then turns investigator and finds herself drawn into a complex web of mystery and high adventure. The Lady Vanishes remains one of the master filmmaker's purest delights.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 20 January, 2006.

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