Ministry of Fear (1944)
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 0
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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
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Cast
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Ray Milland
Stephen Neale -
Marjorie Reynolds
Carla Hilfe -
Dan Duryea
Cost/Travers -
Carl Esmond
Willi Hilfe -
Percy Waram
Inspector Prentice -
Hillary Brooke
The Second Mrs. Bell... -
Alan Napier
Dr. Forrester -
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Rennit -
Thomas Louden
Mr. Newland -
Aminta Dyne
The First Mrs. Bella... -
Eustace Wyatt
Blind Man -
Mary Field
Miss Penteel -
Byron Foulger
Mr. Newby -
Harry Allen
Delivery Man -
Frank Baker
Scotland Yard Man -
Wilson Benge
Air Raid Warden -
Evelyn Beresford
Fat Lady -
Arthur Blake
Officer -
Matthew Boulton
Government Official -
George Broughton
Man in Tailor's Shop -
Leonard Carey
Porter -
David Clyde
English Bobby -
Frank Dawson
Vicar -
Edward Fielding
Executive -
Helena Grant
Mrs. Merrick -
Grayce Hampton
Lady with Floppy Hat -
Olaf Hytten
Clerk in Tailor Shop -
Boyd Irwin
Scotland Yard Man -
Colin Kenny
Scotland Yard Man -
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Connie Leon
Lady Purchaser of Ca... -
Lester Matthews
Dr. Norton -
Clive Morgan
Man in Tailor's Shop -
Ottola Nesmith
Woman at Admission G... -
Jessica Newcombe
Cake Booth Lady -
Hilda Plowright
Maid -
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Eric Wilton
Scotland Yard Man -
Bruce Carruthers
Police Clerk -
Anne Curson
Lady with Children -
Cyril Delavanti
Railway Ticket Agent
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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)
Adept at using cinema for art and entertainment since his early career, Lang treats this Graham Greene "entertainment" in modest, yet effective fashion.
This is not Lang's best film of the era, or even his most interesting portrait of paranoia and malevolent forces, but it is a lively thriller with unexpected turns.
The film as a whole doesn't really stick with you, but isolated moments and images do
It's not top-shelf Fritz Lang, nor is it top-level Graham Greene, but as an exercise in World War II intrigue with a smidgen of film noir thrown in, Ministry of Fear gets the job done.
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.
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