70
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In the decades preceding World War II, American diplomat Alex Hazen witnesses the rise of Mussolini and Hitler but does not use any of his ambassadorial powers to intervene.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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Audiences 61GoodWatch 71
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1946
August 9, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 18 more24 people
- Robert YoungAlex Hazen
- Sylvia SidneyCassie Bowman
- Ann RichardsEmily Taney Hazen
- Dudley DiggesMoses Taney
- Douglas DickSam Hazen
- Albert BassermannCount von Stammer
- Dan SeymourTorrone
- Ian WolfeSears
Marietta CantySophronia
Norma VardenMrs. Hayworth
Charles D. BrownCarter
Don CastleDavid- WTWilliam TrenkPonette
Mickey KuhnSam (as a child)
Ann CarterSarah Hazen
Dave WillockHarry, Male Nurse- FGFrederick GiermannEppler
Arthur LoftDr. Crocker
Georges RenaventAmbassador de Frontigny
Henry RowlandCapt. Hetderbreck
Reginald SheffieldHarry, Reporter- MSMarie SurdezCountess Marigny
Frank FergusonEmbassy Attendant (uncredited)
Bess FlowersReporter (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- William Dieterle Director
Writing · 1
- Lillian Hellman Theatre Play, Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Warren Low Editor
Sound · 1
- Victor Young Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- Franz Bachelin Art Direction
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