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Death Was a Passenger

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Strangers conversing in a train compartment, revive wartime memories for one passenger.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1958-01-01

Runtime: 18 mins

Director: Theodore Zichy

Writer: George Barraud

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: Death Was a Passenger

Production Companies: BFI, Supra Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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