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The Lady Vanishes

1979 · 97 min

A breezy, bantering train mystery that trades Hitchcock's unease for light comic charm and easygoing suspense.

Directed by
Anthony Page
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
Tagline
Had she vanished into thin air...Or was she never really there?
Overview
On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

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Directed by
Anthony Page
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • conspiracy
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
mystery, thriller, comedy, romance
Directed by
Anthony Page
Written by
George Axelrod
Starring
Cybill Shepherd, Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury, Herbert Lom, Arthur Lowe, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Jenny Runacre
Music
Richard Hartley
Cinematography
Douglas Slocombe
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, French, English

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