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Stop Train 349 (1963)

Stop Train 349 poster
Original title
Verspätung in Marienborn
Directed by
Rolf Hädrich
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, France, Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A train is stopped at a border station in divided Berlin. The situation grows more serious as American and East German authorities argue over what to do with a passenger.

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What happens

Stop Train 349 (German: Verspätung in Marienborn, French: Le train de Berlin est arrêté, Italian: Un treno è fermo a Berlino), is a 1963 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich. It was released in the US in 1964 by Allied Artists. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Screenwriter Will Tremper won the Film Award in Gold of the 1964 German Film Awards. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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