Average Rating: 7/10
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Release Date: Oct 16, 1944 Wide
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An innocent man is drawn into a web of espionage when he unwittingly comes into possession of a crucial piece of microfilm in this shadowy, ominous film noir. Fritz Lang's adaptation of Graham Greene's novel is filled with unusual touches, beginning with the fact that protagonist Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) has just been released from a mental asylum. To celebrate his return to the real world, he visits a local carnival, only to accidentally receive a "prize" meant for a Nazi agent. When he
Oct 16, 1944 Wide
Apr 14, 1998
Paramount Pictures
All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)
It's certainly fitting that after filling his German years with ballsy, predictive masterpieces about Nazi rule-by-fear, Fritz Lang would finally make a film that directly involves Nazis.
Visually brilliant masterpiece.
Really good Fritz Lang noir that's never gotten its due
Has an exciting plot and is properly atmospheric despite its cheap studio sets.
Ministry of Fear is easily one of Fritz Lang's high points of the 1940s. He does a great job capturing WWII London with a dreadful mood. The chase scene in the beginning as well as the seance scene is worth it alone. The cast is good, but the set design is superb and if my senses aren't failing me I'd say that Ministry
April 12, 2007Super Reviewer
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