The Lady Vanishes

directed by Anthony Page
Category: "Suspense"
Year of Release:1979
Date Added:03/18/2021
Date Watched:03/17/2021
Description:In 1939, after the Nazis had taken over Germany, a group of Englishmen left the country on a train. American heiress, Amanda (Cybill Shepherd) befriends an older woman, Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury), only to have her mysteriously disappear from the moving train. Nobody will believe her story except reporter Robert (Elliott Gould). Together they figure out that the Nazis have grabbed Miss Froy, wrapped her up as a burn patient, and replaced her with another woman. The free Miss Froy, who tells them she has a message she has to get back to England. She escapes in the middle of a shoot-out in which Robert and the other Englishmen on board hold off the Nazis until they can get the train into Switzerland. Amanda and Robert end up together.
My Rating:6

Reviews for The Lady Vanishes

Review - Lady Vanishes, The

Done somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The scene where the British hold off a group of Nazis with a single handgun while at the same time taking over the train and driving it to Switzerland was so implausible as to be laughable. Cybill Shepherd is attractive, but she basically all her acting falls into two categories—annoyed and annoying.

Reviewed by Roger on 2021-03-18 13:42:50

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