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The Lady Vanishes
Starring: Sir Michael Redgrave , Dame May Whitty
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by: Edward Black
Written by: Sidney Gilliat , Frank Laudner
Alfred Hitchcock keeps you guessing and laughing in this devilishly comic romantic thriller, set on a transcontinental train racing across pre-World War II Europe.
Item Number: 14479
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
New, restored hi-def digital transfer
Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
Crook's Tour - a 1941 feature-length Charters and Caldicott adventure
Excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock
Mystery Train - a new video essay about Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes
Stills Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional art
PLUS: A new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Alfred Hitchcock keeps you guessing and laughing in this devilishly comic romantic thriller, set on a transcontinental train racing across pre-World War II Europe. When an elderly governess suddenly disappears on the train, young Englishwoman Iris Henderson (Margaret Lockwood) wonders why other passengers deny the woman ever existed. Was the governess a British spy? Iris tries to solve the mystery despite avalanche, shootout, a secret code and distraction by a handsome musicologist (Sir Michael Redgrave). Hitchcock's funniest film, brilliantly restored by the Criterion Collection, plus many extras. Black and white.
| Iris Matilda Henderson | --- | Margaret Lockwood |
| Gilbert Redman | --- | Michael Redgrave |
| Dr. Hartz | --- | Paul Lukas |
| Miss Froy | --- | Dame May Whitty |
| Eric Todhunter | --- | Cecil Parker |
| Mrs. Margaret Todhunter | --- | Linden Travers |
| Caldicott | --- | Naunton Wayne |
| Charters | --- | Basil Radford |
| Baroness Isabel Nisatona | --- | Mary Clare |
| Boris | --- | Emile Boreo |
| Blanche | --- | Googie Withers |
| Julie | --- | Sally Stewart |
| Signor Doppo | --- | Philip Leaver |
| Signora Doppo | --- | Selma Vas Diaz |
| The Nun | --- | Catherine Lacey |
| Madame Kummer | --- | Josephine Wilson |
| The Officer | --- | Charles Oliver |
| Anna | --- | Kathleen Tremaine |
Written by Sidney Gilliat, Frank Laudner
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by Edward Black
Original Music by Louis Levy, Charles Williams
Cinematography by Jack E. Cox
Film Editing by R.E. Dearing
Look for Hitchcock in his cameo appearance at Victoria Station, near the end of the movie. He's wearing a dark coat and smoking a cigarette.
