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Stop Train 349

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Stop Train 349
U.S. film poster
Directed byRolf Hädrich
Written by
Produced by
StarringJosé Ferrer
CinematographyRoger Fellous
Edited byGeorges Arnstam
Music by
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • June 1963 (1963-06)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageEnglish

Stop Train 349 (German: Verspätung in Marienborn, French: Le train de Berlin est arrêté, Italian: Un treno è fermo a Berlino), is a 1963 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Rolf Hädrich. It was released in the US in 1964 by Allied Artists. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] Screenwriter Will Tremper won the Film Award in Gold of the 1964 German Film Awards. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels.

Plot

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An East Berlin refugee trying to escape to West Berlin sneaks aboard a train run by the US military and causes an international incident.

Cast

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Production

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The film was originally known as Marienborn. It was based on a true incident about an American train going to Berlin that was stopped in the Eastern sector and had a refugee removed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Delay in Marienborn". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ A.H. WEILER (2 June 1963). "OBSERVATIONS FROM A LOCAL VANTAGE POINT". New York Times. ProQuest 116699827.
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