Plots(1)
A train crashes on a cross country journey and then we see the fascinating stories of those who were aboard in this thrilling portmanteau classic from Ealing Studios. The reasons for the presence of the passengers are revealed in flashbacks. (StudioCanal UK)
Cast
![Susan Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156452_919396.jpg)
Susan Shaw
UK
Best movies:
Chain of Events (1957)
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
![Peter Finch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392671_0f382e.png)
Peter Finch
UK
Best movies:
The Detective (1954)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
The Nun's Story (1959)
![Laurence Payne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/306/165306808_44b1e9.jpg)
Laurence Payne
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Stairway to Heaven (1946)
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
![Laurence Naismith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494629_a4957e.jpg)
Laurence Naismith
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Cleopatra (1963)
Man with a Million (1954)
![Valerie Hobson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505279_27bb85.jpg)
Valerie Hobson
UK
Best movies:
Great Expectations (1946)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
![John Clements](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193922_ab3052.jpg)
John Clements
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Four Feathers (1939)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
Big Time Operators (1957)
![John Gregson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/447/161447223_3e1a44.jpg)
John Gregson
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Shogun (1980) (series)
![Jack Warner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/819/159819165_083634.jpg)
Jack Warner
UK
Best movies:
A Christmas Carol (1951)
The Ladykillers (1955)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Miles Malleson
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Irina Baronova
Russia
Bryan Coleman
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Chaplin (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
Charles Morgan
UK
Best movies:
The One That Got Away (1957)
Cash on Demand (1961)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) (TV movie)
Wylie Watson
UK
Best movies:
The 39 Steps (1935)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
The Sundowners (1960)
![Mark Dignam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/436/161436319_0c01ed.jpg)
Mark Dignam
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Macbeth (1948)
![Olga Lindo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479818_c48358.jpg)
Olga Lindo
UK
Best movies:
An Inspector Calls (1954)
Sapphire (1959)
Blonde Sinner (1956)
![Lyndon Brook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525201_a6ba90.jpg)
Lyndon Brook
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Plenty (1985)
Johnnie Schofield
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
Night and the City (1950)
Gaslight (1940)
Arthur Hambling
UK
Best movies:
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
It Happened One Sunday (1944)