Just before the WWII, Walter Pidgeon is captured taking pot shouts at the Hitler. He is asked to sign a document saying he did this on behalf of the government, he refuses and is tortured then thrown off a cliff to indicate suicide, but he survives and escapes back to England where he is pursued by the nazis, now with adoring Joan Bennett at his side.
Made by Fritz Lang in 1941 who had escaped nazi Germany earlier, it acted as a piece of propaganda to get the US interested in the war at a time when they were still neutral. It is in fact based on 'Rogue Male' and is an exciting, intelligent and often witty thriller with solid performances by Pidgeon and Bennett and excellent support from a young Roddy McDowall, who steals every scene he's in, George Sanders, inscrutable as ever and Heather Thatcher, hilarious as Pidgeon's wealthy sister in law.
The opening scenes are well plotted and scripted and rather intriguing, the romance is sweet and the chase sequences well put together. The climax is cleverly done including a bit of a shock, albeit the last few minutes of flag waving doesn't sit well with the rest of the film - of its time. Cracking thriller though.
Made by Fritz Lang in 1941 who had escaped nazi Germany earlier, it acted as a piece of propaganda to get the US interested in the war at a time when they were still neutral. It is in fact based on 'Rogue Male' and is an exciting, intelligent and often witty thriller with solid performances by Pidgeon and Bennett and excellent support from a young Roddy McDowall, who steals every scene he's in, George Sanders, inscrutable as ever and Heather Thatcher, hilarious as Pidgeon's wealthy sister in law.
The opening scenes are well plotted and scripted and rather intriguing, the romance is sweet and the chase sequences well put together. The climax is cleverly done including a bit of a shock, albeit the last few minutes of flag waving doesn't sit well with the rest of the film - of its time. Cracking thriller though.