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Berlin Express

film by Tourneur [1948]

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The film Berlin Express, released in 1948, is a spy thriller directed by Jacques Tourneur. Set in post-World War II Europe, the story follows an American officer and a French secretary as they work to thwart the Nazi underground. The film was notable for being the first American movie shot in Europe after the war. Jacques Tourneur was a French American filmmaker known for his work in horror, film noir, and western genres.1

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