Night Train to Paris
1964 British spy film directed by Robert Douglas
Night Train to Paris is a 1964 British-American spy film directed by Robert Douglas and starring Leslie Nielsen, Aliza Gur and Dorinda Stevens. It was written by Harry Spalding (as Henry Cross).
Plot
In London, secret agents are pursuing a reel of tape with defence information on it. Meanwhile, former OSS officer Alan Holiday is busy fending off requests for tickets on a boat train to Paris. There is no space because it is New Year's Eve.
Holiday is visited by Catherine Carrel. She is a friend of Jules Lemoine, a former OSS officer who served with Holiday during the Korean War. She convinces Holiday to help Lemoine deliver the tape to Paris. The plan is to secrete the tape aboard the night train while they travel as assistants and models for the photographer Louis Vernay. Lemoine will remain in London with a decoy reel.
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