When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself attracted to Nazi propaganda.
Direction
Menzies' shadow-drenched frames elevate B-movie material.
Writing
Letters as narrative device—taut, theatrical, devastating.
Director
William Cameron Menzies
Paul Lukas
Martin Schulz
Carl Esmond
Baron von Friesche
Peter van Eyck
Heinrich Schulz
Mady Christians
Elsa Schulz
Morris Carnovsky
Max Eisenstein
K.T. Stevens
Griselle Eisenstein
Emory Parnell
Postman
Mary Young
Mrs. Delaney
Frank Faylen
Jimmie Blake
Charles Halton
Censorial Pipsqueak
Erwin Kalser
Stage Director
Frank Reicher
Professor Schmidt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Produced by Columbia Pictures as anti-Nazi propaganda, then shelved when the full Holocaust became known—its inadequacy became embarrassing.
Paul Lukas won his Oscar for 'Watch on the Rhine' playing the anti-Nazi resistance; here he's the collaborator. Range, darling.
US
