The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 96 min · Mystery, Thriller
59.0 TOPICAL score · #1,343 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
The Lady Vanishes (1938, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 59.0 - ranked 1,343 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,066 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 45 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,066 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 45 languages
- Still read41,561 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave (actor #829), Paul Lukas (actor #611), May Whitty (actor #665)
“The film frequently ranks among the best British films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10