Producer · Director · Screenwriter · 1906–1997

Frank Launder

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39 min: in total

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Green for Danger

Sidney Gilliat · 1946

Green for Danger (1946) is a British mystery set in a rural wartime hospital, where two deaths and a near-fatal incident draw Inspector Cockrill into a tightly wound investigation. Adapted by Christianna Brand from her own novel and directed by Sidney Gilliat, it balances procedural rigour with dry wit, using anaesthetic equipment, Blitz-era constraints, and staff psychology to build suspense. Wilkie Cooper’s cinematography and William Alwyn’s score reinforce its controlled, atmospheric tone.

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Night Train to Munich

Carol Reed, Edward Black, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder · 1940

Night Train to Munich (1940) is a British spy thriller directed by Carol Reed, written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder. It follows a British agent’s mission to rescue a Czech scientist and his daughter from Nazi custody, culminating in a tense train journey to Munich and a daring escape across the Alps. Starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison, it balances suspense with wry humour and prioritises plot logic over psychological depth or historical detail.

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The Lady Vanishes

Alfred Hitchcock · 1938

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1938 *The Lady Vanishes* follows a young woman who discovers her fellow passenger has vanished — and that no one else remembers her. Set aboard a train crossing a fictional Balkan country, the film uses wit, tight plotting and psychological precision to explore trust, testimony and the fragility of shared reality. Produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures, it remains a benchmark of British suspense.