Berlin Express

Berlin Express (1948) is a black-and-white film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The film was shot on location in post-WWII Frankfurt-am-Main and Berlin, Germany as well as Paris, France. During the opening credits a full-screen notice read: "Actual scenes in Frankfurt and Berlin were photographed by authorization of The United States Army of Occupation, The British Army of Occupation, The Soviet Army of Occupation." The film is memorable today for ... more

Berlin Express (1948) is a black-and-white film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The film was shot on location in post-WWII Frankfurt-am-Main and Berlin, Germany as well as Paris, France. During the opening credits a full-screen notice read: "Actual scenes in Frankfurt and Berlin were photographed by authorization of The United States Army of Occupation, The British Army of Occupation, The Soviet Army of Occupation." The film is memorable today for showing the bombed out streets of Frankfurt-am-Main. Costume designer Orry-Kelly dressed Oberon for the film. Actress Oberon was married to the film’s cinematographer Lucien Ballard at the time of shooting. Also prominent in this film are fine exterior and interior shots of the IG Farben Building in Frankfurt-am-Main. While on a train to Berlin a German doctor is killed when a bomb goes off in his compartment. The murder is witnessed by an American, a French woman, a Russian soldier and a British man who are questioned in the killing. When it... less