Night Train To Paris
Encyclopedia
Night Train to Paris is a 1964 British spy film starring Leslie Nielsen
, Aliza Gur
and Dorinda Stevens.
officer Alan Holiday (Leslie Nielsen) is visited by Catherine Carrel (Aliza Gur) on New Year's Eve, Carrel says she's a close friend of Jules Lemoine (Hugh Latimer) also a former OSS officer who served with Holiday during the war.
Lemoine visits and wants Holiday to go to Paris on a secret mission: delivering a reel of tape
which he gives him, Lemoine keeps a fake reel himself to deceive enemy agents.
When Lemoine is killed and the fake tape stolen Holiday decides to go to Paris.
He poses as an assistant to photographer Louis Vernay (André Maranne
), and they take three models along to further the ruse.
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
, Aliza Gur
Aliza Gur
Aliza Gur was Miss Israel of 1960 and a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant that same year...
and Dorinda Stevens.
Plot
Former OSSOffice of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency, and it was a predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency...
officer Alan Holiday (Leslie Nielsen) is visited by Catherine Carrel (Aliza Gur) on New Year's Eve, Carrel says she's a close friend of Jules Lemoine (Hugh Latimer) also a former OSS officer who served with Holiday during the war.
Lemoine visits and wants Holiday to go to Paris on a secret mission: delivering a reel of tape
which he gives him, Lemoine keeps a fake reel himself to deceive enemy agents.
When Lemoine is killed and the fake tape stolen Holiday decides to go to Paris.
He poses as an assistant to photographer Louis Vernay (André Maranne
André Maranne
André Maranne is an Anglo-French actor who appeared chiefly in English-language roles from the mid 1950s.-Career:Born in Toulouse, France, Maranne's most prominent recurring role was Sergeant François Chevalier in six of The Pink Panther films, alongside Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Before the...
), and they take three models along to further the ruse.
Reviews
A review in The Film Daily 1964 vol. 125 had this to say “Night Train to Paris is a neat little suspense film that will be a fine addition to any double bill. Its length probably automatically relegates it to second feature…”. Howard Thompson, in the New York Times for December 3, 1964, disparaged the film: “"Night Train to Paris — there's an intriguing title. But, believe us, this thumpingly mediocre little suspense melodrama that drifted into neighborhood theaters yesterday can go back to where it came from. There have been worse plots but few more familiar”… and “…starchy dialogue is neatly matched by Robert Douglas’s flat-footed direction”. “The most attractive thing about the whole picture is a nifty blonde named Dorinda Stevens. The woman can act, too, which is more than can be said for most of the others”.Cast
- Leslie NielsenLeslie NielsenLeslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters...
: Alan Holiday - Aliza GurAliza GurAliza Gur was Miss Israel of 1960 and a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant that same year...
: Catherine Carrel - Dorinda Stevens : Olive Davies
- Eric PohlmannEric PohlmannEric Pohlmann was an Austrian theatre, film and television character actor.Born Erich Pollak in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he was a classically trained actor who studied under the renowned director Max Reinhardt...
: Krogh - Edina RonayEdina RonayEdina Ronay FRSA is an Anglo-Hungarian fashion designer and former actress, the daughter of food critic Egon Ronay and mother of actress/writer Shebah Ronay....
: Julie - André MaranneAndré MaranneAndré Maranne is an Anglo-French actor who appeared chiefly in English-language roles from the mid 1950s.-Career:Born in Toulouse, France, Maranne's most prominent recurring role was Sergeant François Chevalier in six of The Pink Panther films, alongside Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom. Before the...
: Louis Vernay - Cyril RaymondCyril RaymondCyril William North Raymond MBE was a British character actor....
: Insp. Fleming - Stanley MorganStanley Morgan (author)Stanley Morgan is an English writer and actor. He writes fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and has had over 30 different books published since 1968.-Biography:...
: Plainclothesman - Hugh LatimerHugh Latimer (actor)Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer was an English actor and toy maker.He was educated at Oundle and Caius College, Cambridge, where he joined Footlights...
: Jules Lemoine - Jenny White : Vernay's Model
- Jack MelfordJack MelfordJack Melford was a British film and television actor. He was the brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.-Selected filmography:* Find the Lady * Luck of the Turf * Scruffy...
: PC inspector
DVD details
- Release date: October 5, 2004
- Widescreen
- Region: 1
- Colour: Black and White
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Running time: 65 minutes
- Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Poster Gallery