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Caught on a Train
52%
Movie
1h 20m
AI Analysis
Caught on a Train (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Caught on a Train (1980) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 damp… Our models also surface themes such as ai and love from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~80 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Caught on a Train 52% (3 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
52%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-10-31
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 5.2
- TMDB ID
- 109356
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What is Caught on a Train about?
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 t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Caught on a Train?
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How long is the movie Caught on a Train?
The official runtime for Caught on a Train is approximately 80 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Peggy Ashcroft
Frau Messner

Michael Kitchen
Peter
- W
Wendy Raebeck
Lorraine

Michael Sheard
Preston

Ingo Mogendorf
Kellner

Louis Sheldon Williams
Dietrich
- M
Michael Kingsbury
Hans
- J
John Dolan
Small Man in Mac
- C
Christopher Frederick
German Guard
- K
Ken Shaw
German Guard
- T
Terry Gurry
Belgian Guard
- B
Baron Casanov
Fat Man

Martin Phillips
Belgian Youth
- R
Richard Merson
Porter

Lex van Delden
Waiter
- S
Sean Barry-Weske
Steward
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