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Night Train to Lisbon

Drama based on Pascal Mercier's bestseller. A desperate young woman and an intriguing book send staid Swiss professor Raimund Gregorius on a sudden quest to Portugal.

A desperate young woman and an intriguing book send staid Swiss professor Raimund Gregorius on a sudden quest to Portugal. Seeking the author, Raimund encounters mystery instead. He gradually pieces together decades-old secrets from people who, in their youth, united against the cruel Salazar dictatorship.

1 hour, 43 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Sep 201900:05

Credits

RoleContributor
Raimund GregoriusJeremy Irons
Amadeu de PradoJack Huston
MarianaMartina Gedeck
Older Joao EcaTom Courtenay
Young EstefaniaMelanie Laurent
Young Jorge O'KellyAugust Diehl
Older AdrianaCharlotte Rampling
Father BartolomeuChristopher Lee
Older Jorge O'KellyBruno Ganz
Older EstefaniaLena Olin
Young JoaoMarco D'Almeida
Young AdrianaBeatriz Batarda
MendezAdriano Luz
Catarina MendezSarah Buhlmann
Da SilvaNicolau Breyner
Judge PradoBurghart Klaussner
Young Father BartolomeuFilipe Vargas
Older ClotildeJane Thorne
WriterGreg Latter
WriterUlrich Herrman
DirectorBille August

Broadcasts

  • Fri 25 Mar 201622:30
  • Mon 27 Mar 201700:15
  • Sun 14 Jan 201800:30
  • Mon 28 Jan 201900:30
  • Sun 29 Sep 201900:05

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