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Night Train to Milan (1962)

Night Train to Milan poster
Original title
Il Criminale
Directed by
Marcello Baldi
Genre
thriller film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An ex-nazi doctor hides his identity while traveling by train. Fellow passengers recognize him from a prisoner of war camp. When cornered, he kills someone and grabs a hostage.

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What happens

Il criminale, internationally known as Night Train to Milan, is a 1962 Italian thriller film directed by Marcello Baldi. A gritty little intrigue thriller with Palance as an ex-nazi doctor in hiding. While riding on a train, he is recognized by passengers who remember him from their prisoner of war camp days. One thing leads to another and when Palance is cornered, he commits murder! He then takes a girl hostage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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