The Iron Curtain ( Behind the Iron Curtain )

The Iron Curtain (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Behind the Iron Curtain
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1948 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William A. Wellman

Written By:
Milton Krims
Igor Gouzenko

Actors:
Dana Andrews ..... Igor Gouzenko
Gene Tierney ..... Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc ..... Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger ..... John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best ..... Mrs. Albert Foster, neighbor
Stefan Schnabel ..... Col. Ilya Ranov, embassy attache
Nicholas Joy ..... Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz ..... Maj. Semyon Kulin
Frederic Tozere ..... Col. Aleksandr Trigorin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: ..... Albert Foster (scenes deleted)
Arthur Gould-Porter

Synopsis:

Another of 20th Century-Fox's 'drawn from today's headlines' dramas of the late 1940s, Behind the Iron Curtain (a.k.a. The Iron Curtain) is based on the true-life defection of Soviet Embassy code specialist Igor Gouzenko. Portrayed by Dana Andrews, Gouzenko is brought to Canada under a cloud of secrecy by Russian 'special agents', the better to help them in their espionage efforts. Despite the fact that he is far from Russia, Gouzenko is hounded by his suspicious superiors and denied the simplest basic rights. When Gouzenko realizes that his government will soon call him back to Russia to engage in the 'class struggle,' the code clerk decides to defect, stealing secret information and turning it over to the Canadian Ministry of Justice. At first, Gouzenko is ignored, but when his information is digested by the Canadian government, the authorities round up the Communist spy ring. Gouzenko and his family are put in protective custody by the Canadian government, while several of Gouzenko's Russian superiors are punished by the Communist higher-ups for allowing the clerk to slip through their hands. Filmed in a semi-documentary style, Behind the Iron Curtain is more matter-of-fact and less paranoic than other 'Red scare' films of the period.

A Russian cipher clerk exposes an espionage ring to the Canadian authorities.

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