Movie Description

Caught on a Train

(1980)

Overview

British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter (Michael Kitchen), an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine (Wendy Raebeck). But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat (Peggy Ashcroft).

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Original TitleCaught on a Train

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1980-10-31

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 20m

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Drama
  • TV Movie