The Mask of Dimitrios Movie Review 1944

Dutch mystery writer Leyden (Lorre) is vacationing in Instanbul, where he meets a fan, Col. Haki (Katch), at a party. Haki, the head of the secret police, informs Leyden that the body of arch criminal Dimitrios Makropoulous (Scott) has washed ashore and the man was stabbed to death. Leyden decides to write a novel about the criminal and delves into a dark world of intrigue and danger. Adapted from Eric Ambler's novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios."

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Foreign Intrigue, Writers, Istanbul, not Constantinople, Books to Film: Eric Ambler, Vacations, Film Noir, Spies & Espionage

Screenplay

Frank Gruber

Cast

Peter Lorre, Kurt Katch, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, Faye Emerson, George Tobias, Victor Francen, Steven Geray, Florence Bates, Eduardo Ciannelli, George Metaxa, Monte Blue

Cinematography

Arthur Edeson

Director

Jean Negulesco

Music

Adolph Deutsch

Producer

Warner Bros.