The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Off-rail Train Ride

Step into the enchanting world of the 2014 thriller “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” where director Wes Anderson and the talented Ralph Fiennes invite us on a whimsical journey. Here’s a glimpse of Fiennes peering through the window of what seems like a train, except there’s no actual train in sight.

The “train” was a window frame the film crew mounted on a plywood platform. And to make it move, the team attached it to a dolly on rails for movement, creating the perfect train ride scene on-screen.

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