Night Train to Lisbon

Starring: Irons, Jeremy and Laurent, Melanie

Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius (Irons) finds a book by Portuguese poet and doctor Amadeu de Prado (Huston) and his life is irrevocably changed. Determined to learn more about the author, Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. In his exploration of Amadeu de Prado's life, Gregorius finds that life can change in an instant.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 031398180012
• Release Date: December 2013
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Lions Gate-Sphe
• Director: August, Bille
• Starring: Irons, Jeremy, Laurent, Melanie
• Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

From book to screen.

Night Train to Lisbon (2013) Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), a professor in Bern, Switzerland, accidentally comes across someone taking a leap of faith off a bridge. She disappears, leaving behind a book: “Um Ourives das Palavras.” Or “A Goldsmith of Words”. I wanted to tell him not to read it, but it was too late. Can it get any worse? Yep, a ticket for The Night Train to Lisbon fell out of the book. Did he have any choice? The adventure begins. He must know everything about the author of his new favorite book. The only real drawback of the movie is that it has this god-awful background music that tries to lead you around by the nose. I was surprised to see a 91-year-old Christopher Lee as Father Bartolomeu. I remember him from several movies, including “The Stupids” (1996), where he played Evil Sender. Anyway, back to the movie, it is well worth completing.