The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 1, 1952
Release Date
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 1, 1952
Release Date

Plot.
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 ant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
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Cast & Crew.

Claude Rains
Kees Popinga

Marius Goring
Inspector Lucas

Märta Torén
Michele Rozier

Anouk Aimée
Jeanne

Herbert Lom
Julius de Koster, Jr.

Lucie Mannheim
Maria Popinga

Felix Aylmer
Merkemans

Ferdy Mayne
Louis

Eric Pohlmann
Goin

Michael Nightingale
Clerk

Gibb McLaughlin
Julius de Koster Snr.

Joan St. Clair
Frida Popinga

Robin Alalouf
Karl Popinga

Michael Alain
Train Conductor

Jean Deveaux
Train Official

Roy Purcell
Pierre

MacDonald Parke
American Businessman

Mary Mackenzie
Madame Lucas

Louis Matto
Joie de Vivre Barman (uncredited)

Arthur Mallard
(Uncredited)

Pat Ryan
Joie de Vivre Patron (uncredited)

Charles Wood
Chess Player (uncredited)

Otto Heller
Director of Photography

Paul Sheriff
Art Direction

Vera Campbell
Editor

David Berman
Associate Producer

Josef Shaftel
Producer

Raymond Stross
Producer

Harold French
Director / Screenplay

Georges Simenon
Novel

Paul Jarrico
Screenplay

Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer / Conductor

Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director

Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director

Gus Drisse
Camera Operator

Leonard Trumm
Sound Editor

Ernest Holding
Production Manager

Edward Joseph
Location Manager

Peter R. Hunt
Editor

W. H. Lindop
Sound Recordist

Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist

Mattli
Costume Design

Ida Mills
Hairdresser

Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist

Fred Ryan
Boom Operator
Media.





Details.
Release Date
December 1, 1952
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 22m
Content Rating
NR
Filming Locations
Paris, · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
brit noir
Wiki.
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) is a crime drama film, based on the 1938 novel by Georges Simenon and directed by Harold French. It has an all-European cast, including Claude Rains in the lead role of Kees Popinga, who is infatuated with Michele Rozier (Märta Torén). The film was released in the United States in 1953 under the title The Paris Express.
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