The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Regisseur:

Alfred Hitchcock

Drehbuchautoren:

Ethel Lina White (novel)
Sidney Gilliat (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

1. November 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Romanze | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Spies! Playing the game of love - and sudden death!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

English | Concussion | Dining Car | Eyeglasses | Food Wrapper

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

Classic Movies just don't get any better than this!

Besetzung

Margaret Lockwood	...	Iris Henderson
Michael Redgrave	...	Gilbert
Paul Lukas	...	Dr. Hartz
Dame May Whitty	...	Miss Froy
Cecil Parker	...	Mr. Todhunter
Linden Travers	...	'Mrs.' Todhunter
Naunton Wayne	...	Caldicott
Basil Radford	...	Charters
Mary Clare	...	Baroness
Emile Boreo	...	Boris - 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)

Alternativ:

Dame verschwindet, Eine (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

97 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Full Range Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/12 | USA:Approved (PCA #02144) | South Korea:15 (2003) | Finland:K-15 (2006) | USA:Passed | Argentina:13 | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | Canada:PG

Drehorte:

Gaumont-British Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Firma:

Gainsborough Pictures

Dies und das:

Orson Welles reportedly saw this film eleven times.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The way Iris leans on her pillow when Gilbert enters her room changes between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Gilbert: Come on, sit down, take it easy. What's the trouble?
Iris Henderson: If you must know, something fell on my head.
Gilbert: When, infancy?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Dallas: The Lady Vanishes (#11.5)" (1987)

Classic Movies just don't get any better than this!

A cracking plot, sparkling dialogue, great characters and sublime direction make The Lady Vanishes an all-time must see.

Marking the peak of Hitchcock's British period, it is an exquisitely crafted, finely wrought, cinematic treasure, boasting a cast which reads like a veritable Who's who of British acting talent from the Golden Age of British Cinema.

While the director, writers and supporting cast all deserve credit, the film very much belongs to its leading lady, the lovely Margaret Lockwood, who, as feisty heroine Iris Henderson, somehow manages to be heart-stoppingly beautiful, supremely sexy, spirited, cute and adorably vulnerable all at the same time! Now where can I meet a girl like that?

The Lady Vanishes is, for every reason, but especially because of Miss Lockwood, the very best of the very best; a landmark movie which is truly unmissable! Buy it, rent it, steal it if you must, but make damn sure you see it