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The Iron Curtain
“What Was Behind Their Mission... THIS TERROR?”
6.0 / 10• 1948• 1h 27m•NR• English
Thriller
Storyline
The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
Cast & Crew
Dana Andrews
Igor Gouzenko
Lead
Gene Tierney
Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc
Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger
John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best
Mrs. Albert Foster
Stefan Schnabel
Col. Ilya Ranov
Nicholas Joy
Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz
Maj. Semyon Kulin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Wellman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Iron Curtain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
