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Summary
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 63
Audience score67%
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 642 ratings3.2/5
Running time
1 h 58 min
A typical length for dramas, +9 min on the typical 109
typical 109118Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 5 countries
Released
1945
November 2, 1945
81 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more17 people
- Charles BoyerLuis Denard
- Lauren BacallRose Cullen
- Victor FrancenLicata
- Wanda HendrixElse
- George CoulourisCaptain Currie
- Peter LorreContreras
- Katina PaxinouMrs. Melandez
- John WarburtonNeil Forbes
Holmes HerbertLord Benditch
Dan SeymourMr. Muckerji- AFArt FosterChauffeur
Miles ManderMr. Brigstock
Lawrence GrantLord Fetting
Ian WolfeDr. Bellows
George ZuccoDetective Geddes- GSGeoffrey SteeleHotel Clerk
- DSDan SheridanMiner
Directing · 1
- Herman Shumlin Director
Writing · 2
- Robert Buckner Screenplay
- Graham Greene Novel
Camera · 3
- James Wong Howe Director of Photography
- Roy Clark Camera Operator
- Pat Clark Still Photographer
Sound · 1
- Franz Waxman Original Music Composer
Visual Effects · 1
- Paul Detlefsen Matte Painter
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