Directed by:
Fritz LangScreenplay:
Dudley NicholsCinematography:
Arthur C. MillerCast:
Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine, Roddy McDowall, Ludwig Stössel, Egon Brecher, Lester Matthews, Roger Imhof, Holmes Herbert (more)Plots(1)
Director Fritz Lang's political thriller follows a British hunter's attempts to outrun Nazi agents after he targets Adolf Hitler. While on holiday in Bavaria, willdlife hunter Alan Thorndike (Walter Pidgeon) stumbles upon the Fuhrer's country retreat, eventually spotting Hitler in the gardens. After lining up the leader in the crosshairs of his empty rifle, Thorndike is arrested by members of Hitler's Gestapo bodyguard, who try to beat a confession out of him. After eventually escaping and navigating a tortuous route back to Britain, Thorndike is forced to seek help from local seamstress Jerry Stokes (Joan Bennett) when he discovers German agents are hunting him down. (Signal One Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Kurt Kreuger
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Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - a.f.
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
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Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
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Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Lucien Prival
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Best movies:
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Heather Thatcher
UK
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Beau Geste (1939)
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Bobbie Hale
UK
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Gaslight (1944)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Herbert Evans
UK
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
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Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Ted Billings
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Best movies:
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Sven Hugo Borg
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Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
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Keith Hitchcock
UK
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Walter Bonn
German Empire
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Otto Reichow
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The Young Lions (1958)
Silver River (1948)
Robert R. Stephenson
UK
Best movies:
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Random Harvest (1942)
Adolf E. Licho
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