Caught on a Train (1980)
British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter, an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine. But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat.
Director: Peter Duffell
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Peggy Ashcroft as Frau Messner |
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Michael Kitchen as Peter |
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Wendy Raebeck as Lorraine |
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Michael Sheard as Preston |
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Ingo Mogendorf as Kellner |
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Louis Sheldon Williams as Dietrich |
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Michael Kingsbury as Hans |
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John Dolan as Small Man in Mac |
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Christopher Frederick as German Guard |
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Ken Shaw as German Guard |
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Terry Gurry as Belgian Guard |
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Baron Casanov as Fat Man |
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Martin Phillips as Belgian Youth |
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Richard Merson as Porter |
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Lex van Delden as Waiter |
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Sean Barry-Weske as Steward |
| Directing | Peter Duffell | Director |
| Writing | Stephen Poliakoff | Writer |
| Production | Kenith Trodd | Producer |
| Sound | Mike Westbrook | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Chris Cherry | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jerry Desmonde | Production Assistant |
| Production | Huib de Vries | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Stan Morcom | ADR Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Stubbs | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Production | Derek Dodd | Production Designer |
| Camera | Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John Else | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joan Hamilton | Production Manager |
| Sound | Peter Edwards | Sound Recordist |