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Caught on a Train

1980

80 minutes

DramaTV Movie

Overview

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

Top Cast

Peggy Ashcroft headshot

Peggy Ashcroft

Frau Messner

Michael Kitchen headshot

Michael Kitchen

Peter

Wendy Raebeck headshot

Wendy Raebeck

Lorraine

Ingo Mogendorf headshot

Ingo Mogendorf

Kellner

Louis Sheldon Williams headshot

Louis Sheldon Williams

Dietrich

Michael Kingsbury headshot

Michael Kingsbury

Hans