Der gläserne Zug
Der gläserne Zug
1937, German. Directed by Norman Dix.
The film, which includes some staged scenes, depicts a journey on the Deutsche Reichsbahn's Glass Train through the German Alps to Innsbruck. It promotes the use of this train and provides some technical data. A significant part of the film shows the journey through the winter mountain landscape. In detail: A couple from Berlin travels from Berlin to Munich. During a tour of the city, they notice an advertising poster for the Glass Train and decide to take a trip. Footage: Express train departs from Berlin. Arrival in Munich; inside and outside the main station; the Frauenkirche; a Löwenbräu beer hall; the old town hall; Marienplatz; Odeonsplatz with the Theatinerkirche. Feeding pigeons. Conversation with a railway official who points out that there was already a glass court train for the Bavarian kings in 1865. Ludwig II's court train on the move. The new Glass Train. Technical data. Ride on the Glass Train. Stop in Seefeld; trip to Innsbruck.
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 September 1937
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Markwart Müller-Hillebrand
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Der gläserne Zug runs 19 minutes (0h 19m).
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Who directed Der gläserne Zug?
Der gläserne Zug (1937) was directed by Norman Dix.