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Ministry of Fear
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1945, 84 MINS, US
Dir: Fritz Lang
Prod: B.G. De Sylva (exec.)
Scr: Seton I. Miller
Ph: Henry Sharp
Ed: Archie Marshek
Mus: Victor Young
Art Dir: Hans Dreier, Hal Pereira
CAST:
Ray Milland
Marjorie ReynoldsDan DuryeaCarl
EsmondHillary BrookeAlan Napier
(Paramount)
Fritz Lang, a master at getting the most out
of mystery, intrigue and melodrama, in his direction apparently didn't have his way from
beginning to end on Ministry of Fear. Picture [from
the novel by Graham Greene] starts out to be
a humdinger, and continues that way for the
most part, but when the roundup of the spy
gang gets underway the situation becomes
drawn out and elementary, marring the
footage that preceded.
Ray Milland, in the role of an ex-asylum inmate, who is released after serving two years
for the 'mercy' killing of his incurable wife,
gives a forthright performance. He is tossed
into the midst of a spy chase when, in purchasing a ticket to London upon leaving the
asylum, he is drawn to the crowds at a British
fair and wins a cake by guessing its weight.
The cake contains a capsule which one of the
spies is to have delivered to other enemy
agents...
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