Ministry of Fear

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Ministry of Fear

VHS cover of Ministry of Fear
Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Graham Greene (novel The Ministry of Fear: an entertainment)
Seton I. Miller (screenplay)
Starring Ray Milland
Marjorie Reynolds
Carl Esmond
Hillary Brooke
Music by Victor Young
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) October 16, 1944 (U.S. release)
Running time 86 min
Language English
IMDb profile

Ministry of Fear is a 1944 film noir directed by Fritz Lang based on the novel 'The Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene. The film tells the story of a man who finds himself caught up in an international spy ring, in London during the Blitz. It all starts after he guesses the weight of a cake at a fair and ends up becoming the owner of secret microfilm hidden inside. The original music for the film was composed by Miklós Rózsa and Victor Young.

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[edit] Reaction

Judd Blaise, writing for All Movie Guide, states "While it does not reach the same level of timeless classic as Carol Reed's adaptation of Greene's The Third Man four years later, Ministry of Fear stands as a well-made, thoroughly gripping and intelligent example of film noir."[1]

[edit] Featured cast

Actor Role
Ray Milland Stephen Neale
Marjorie Reynolds Carla Hilfe
Carl Esmond Willi Hilfe/Mr. Macklin
Hillary Brooke the second Mrs. Bellane
Percy Waram Inspector Prentice
Dan Duryea Cost/Travers
Alan Napier Dr. Forrester

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ministry of Fear (1944) The New York Times

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