Review of Night Train to Munich

The Third Man's Carol Reed is at the helm for this Britsh WWII propaganda film. As it was filmed during the war, most of the Nazi's are played by Brits which is at times hilarious (even Hitler has a trace of an English accent!), but often confusing. Rex Harrison is a British spy and the beautiful Margaret Lockwood is the daughter of a Czech scientist, trying to escape the Nazi's and reach Switzerland under various disguises. However, the real enjoyment in this film comes from the pairing of Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne as two bumbling Englishmen, caught on the train to Munich. In one hilarious, quintessentially British scene, the two men argue with the Nazis about giving up their seats, when the Nazis have reserved them. The rather flustered pair start reading the declaration from His Majesty the King, from inside their passports. Brilliant. Another great moment occurs when Harrison pops open a bottle of champagne and proclaims "England expects that ever secret-servicemen will do his duty", only to find that the bubbly is flat. It's these small moments that make the film very entertaining. The exciting climax of the film rivals a similar scene from Where Eagles Dare in terms of sheer genius.
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