The Lady Vanishes

"Had she vanished into thin air...Or was she never really there?"

Mar 1 1980 PG 1h 37m
Action, Comedy, Mystery

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it's all in her mind or if there's a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.

Plot

On a train travelling through pre-World War II Germany, American heiress Amanda Metcalfe Madvani von Hoffstetter Kelly (Cybill Shepherd) befriends Miss Froy (Dame Angela Lansbury), an older nanny. But when Miss Froy disappears, everyone Amanda asks denies ever having seen her. Eventually, Amanda persuades American photographer Robert Condon (Elliott Gould) to help her search the train, during which they discover that Miss Froy wasn't quite what she seemed.

Written by

George Axelrod, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Directed by

Anthony Page

Cast

Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, Angela Lansbury

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Hammer Film Productions, The Rank Organisation

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Lady Vanishes (1979) Rank/Thorn EMI Home Video Australia Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,287
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
42
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