| Rome Express | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Forde |
| Written by | Ralph Stock (dialogue) Frank Vosper (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Sidney Gilliat |
| Story by | Clifford Grey |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Esther Ralston Conrad Veidt Hugh Williams |
| Cinematography | Günther Krampf |
| Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Music by | Leighton Lucas (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Rome Express is a 1932 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Esther Ralston and Conrad Veidt.[1][2] Based on a story by Clifford Grey, with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, the film is a tale about a European express train to Rome carrying diverse characters, including thieves, adulterers, blackmail victims, and an American film star.[2] The film won the American National Board of Review award for Best Foreign Film.[2][3] Rome Express was remade as Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948).
It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei, with the costume design by Gordon Conway.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Rome Express (1932)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Hal Erickson. "Rome Express". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Awards for Rome Express". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 February 2013.