Review of Berlin Express (1948) by Bill T — 09 Oct 2010
A totally complex political intrigue story about a group of train travellers travelling through post war Eastern Europe (!!) get more then they bargained for when one of the travellers winds up murdered.
He turns out to be a German ex-patriot working for a better Germany. But wait! He's actually living! That was a rogue! Soon, the travellers are hauled off the train to the US occupiied zone in Hamburg where they are grilled about this assassination.
The group (led by Robert Ryan, who knows about these noirish things) find out there's more to this story then meets the eye, and do some investigasting of their own.. Yes, in post-war Germany. Rather interesting to use this as a background, and it is fun to listen to Ryan spurt out a travelogue on Bombed out Germany film-noir style (maybe worth the film alone) but the film gets AWFULLY murky, with character after character thrown in, leaving a multitude of subplots in it's wake.
Maybe not all worth it...
This review of Berlin Express (1948) was written by Bill T on 09 Oct 2010.
Berlin Express has generally received positive reviews.
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