A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Acting
Lamarr smolders; Lorre steals scenes with nervous energy.
Production
Warner Bros.' fake Lisbon is gloriously artificial.
Director
Jean Negulesco
Hedy Lamarr
Irene Von Mohr
Paul Henreid
Vincent Van Der Lyn
Sydney Greenstreet
Ricardo Quintanilla
Peter Lorre
Jan Bernazsky
Victor Francen
Hugo Von Mohr
Joseph Calleia
Captain Pereira
Carol Thurston
Rosa
Vladimir Sokoloff
Miguel
Eduardo Ciannelli
Colonel Almeida (as Edward Ciannelli)
Steven Geray
Dr. Schmitt
Kurt Katch
Otto Lutzke
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Dutch Underground Leader (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lamarr developed frequency-hopping technology during this period—literally inventing the basis for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi while playing a spy on screen.
This was Warner Bros.' attempt to recapture Casablanca magic with the same two leads, but censorship crackdowns gutted the political bite.
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