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Les conspirateurs

Original title: The Conspirators
  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.7K
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Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid in Les conspirateurs (1944)
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During World War II, in neutral Portugal, a Dutch resistance fighter is attempting to find passage to England while trying to avoid German spies and Portuguese policemen.During World War II, in neutral Portugal, a Dutch resistance fighter is attempting to find passage to England while trying to avoid German spies and Portuguese policemen.During World War II, in neutral Portugal, a Dutch resistance fighter is attempting to find passage to England while trying to avoid German spies and Portuguese policemen.

  • Director
    • Jean Negulesco
  • Writers
    • Frederic Prokosch
    • Vladimir Pozner
    • Leo Rosten
  • Stars
    • Hedy Lamarr
    • Paul Henreid
    • Sydney Greenstreet
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Frederic Prokosch
      • Vladimir Pozner
      • Leo Rosten
    • Stars
      • Hedy Lamarr
      • Paul Henreid
      • Sydney Greenstreet
    • 41User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hedy Lamarr
    Hedy Lamarr
    • Irene Von Mohr
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Vincent Van Der Lyn
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    • Ricardo Quintanilla
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Jan Bernazsky
    Victor Francen
    Victor Francen
    • Hugo Von Mohr
    Joseph Calleia
    Joseph Calleia
    • Police Captain Pereira
    Carol Thurston
    Carol Thurston
    • Rosa
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    • Miguel
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Police Colonel Almeida
    • (as Edward Ciannelli)
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Dr. Schmitt
    Kurt Katch
    Kurt Katch
    • Otto Lutzke
    Eddie Abdo
    • Immigration Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Akimoff
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Prison Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Carlos Albert
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Rafael Alcayde
    Rafael Alcayde
    • Senhor Gama
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • German Soldier on Train
    • (uncredited)
    John Arnold
    • Custom's Official
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jean Negulesco
    • Writers
      • Frederic Prokosch
      • Vladimir Pozner
      • Leo Rosten
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    User reviews41

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    7blanche-2

    Another wartime film from Warner Brothers

    You know that Warner Brothers - once they have their hands on a hot property, they slice it, dice it, and put it in the Mixmaster. Just look at the three versions of "The Maltese Falcon." Now it's wartime, and that hot property is, of course "Casablanca." In "The Conspirators," part of that magnificent cast is reunited - Paul Henried, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre - in this story of a Dutch freedom fighter, Vincent Van der Lyn, in neutral Lisbon and having trouble figuring out who wants to help him and who wants to hurt him. The suspects are Greenstreet, the head of a resistance group, Lorre, one of its members, and the exquisite Hedy Lamarr, married to a Nazi official.

    The story is harder to follow and ultimately, the film is not as good as "Joan of Paris," another World War II film starring Henried, but it still has great atmosphere and is fairly intriguing. There just isn't enough of Greenstreet or Lorre, one of the great screen teams. Paul Henried, a very useful actor during World War II while the stars were away, does a good job as Van der Lyn. Lamarr is positively outrageously beautiful - no, she's not much of an actress - it's a face made for the closeup, and one can just look at her forever. What she brings is a certain enigmatic quality, probably by default, but who cares.

    If this pops up on TCM, you won't be sorry you saw it, but you won't be swept away either.
    7krocheav

    Good Looking Entertainment

    OK, if you want Casablanca then watch Casablanca!. I could never completely understand the fuss people make over that film. Yes, I know it has many very good qualities, but some shaky ones as well (alright, perhaps it's time I looked at it again). As for this particular movies attempt to capitalise on the success of the earlier film (Hollywood has always followed the proved formula method - and even more so now) so it might also be said, if this film had come along before Casablanca, it may just have received all the accolades. I'm assuming 'Conspirators' would have been given the bigger budget (it has a more expensive look about it) and as it seems Casablanca was not anticipated to be the hit it turned out, so Warner's would then have hoped to follow up with another winner.

    Arthur Edeson's standout Cinematography is mesmerizing. The knockout classic lighting coupled with the great Direction of Jean Negulesco (others have called him insensitive and pedestrian - how unobservant they show themselves to be! best look again is all I can say to them) The strong Max Seiner music score is quite unique to many of his other works ~ with the masterful Orchestrations of veteran arranger Leonid Raab giving the score a potent sound that's perfect for this story. If anything, the post production alterations would have contributed to the movies hard to follow moments and contrivances, but this was typical with many films from this otherwise spot on studio. That said, let's face it, Hedy and Paul do make the most of their exhausted and very scared characters...theirs were strained times to be living through.

    Look at it on it's own entertainment merits, the script may have some unevenness and some characters a little familiar, but overall this is not nearly as bad as some might have us believe. Some will, some won't.......KenR
    5Doylenf

    Hedy Lamarr is a beautiful but boring enigma as a woman of mystery...

    All the ingredients that made CASABLANCA such a mega-hit are present in THE CONSPIRATORS, but not one of the ingredients is able to put the film over the top as a story of intrigue, espionage and romance.

    What's surprising is that the film fails to sustain interest despite a great supporting cast that includes PETER LORRE, SYDNEY GREENSTREET and VICTOR FRANCEN. Also surprising is the fact that it's directed by Jean Negulesco, who did such a brilliant job on the direction of JOHNNY BELINDA. The script is a talky, muddled bit of contrivances and clichés, with Henried as a Dutch freedom fighter in Lisbon clashing with the Nazis and falling under the spell of a beautiful woman who guards her secrets.

    HEDY LAMARR is lovely, of course, but her characterization is so paper-thin that all we can really see is her exotic glamor, without much passion or feeling below the make-up. Nor is PAUL HENRIED seen at his best, more remote than usual in what should have been a much stronger role but is dulled by a witless script and a co-star with whom he has very little chemistry.

    The convoluted plot doesn't give the supporting actors much to do and it's somewhat of a relief when the story comes to downbeat ending.
    9edpickett2003

    Better than expected

    A fine cast throughout. Lorre, Greenstreet, Lamarr, Heinreid. I had even heard of this film before I saw it on Turner Classic Movies. It is certainly not in the class of Casablanca, but it is an excellent WWII thriller. Yes, Lamarr shines in every scene she is in. In fact, she is the main reason to watch this film. She is never more beautiful than in this film, and she certainly is one of the film beauties of all time. But Heinreid is perfect for the lead. It is a bit melodramatic, but we should remember the times when this film was made. The plot is complicated, and this is not a film to "sample" -- the writing is fine, but with few memorable quotes. The black and white photography is excellent. All in all, an excellent film of its type. I recommend it.
    10gullom-1

    Casablanca Sequel

    In order to counter the unbelievably negative previous review I shall first disagree with ALL of the "I spy" review.

    Jean Negulesco (Humoresque) directs an all-star cast in "The Conspirators", a truly remarkable film, and a MUST SEE!! This film resembles "Casablanca" in that it has much of its feel--the cast, setting (WWII Portugal), romantic music, this film has it all! Strangely enough, this film bears some similarity to Hedy Lamarr's life in Germany before her escape. She worked extensively against the Nazi's. The fact that she was to be cast in Casablanca instead of Ingrid Bergman goes to show that the chemistry between Paul Henreid was definitely strong. Unfortunately, Lamarr was not able to take the role so it was given to Bergman.

    Lamarr's enigma-like qualities is trademark of her style and adds to the film's appeal.

    Henreid is in his own element here and the man he was hinted at being in Casablanca comes to life.

    Sentimentality evidently fails to appeal to everyone. However, I will conclude with stating how much the messages this film carries appeal to me--the love story filled with strife, as well as fighting against all odds whatever the cost.

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    • Trivia
      This film has many tangential connections to Casablanca (1942) besides its plot line of anti-Nazi intrigue. It features Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre, who all appeared in "Casablanca." Behind the scenes, the film features music by Max Steiner and cinematography by Arthur Edeson, who both worked on "Casablanca." Like "Casablanca," it was produced by Warner Bros. It also features Hedy Lamarr, who was originally considered for the role of "Ilsa," which was eventually played by Ingrid Bergman. Lamar had also previously appeared in Casbah (1938), which had a plot line similar to "Casablanca." In "Casablanca" and this film, the city of Lisbon is referenced as the port of departure for the United States and other points in the non-Axis world. Moreover, Lisbon is the main setting for this film.
    • Goofs
      When an aerial map of Lisbon is shown, it does not look at all like it, and resembles an aerial view of the China territory of Macau and Taipa Island, then under Portuguese administration.
    • Quotes

      Jan Bernazsky: A pawn shop is the grave yard of dead hopes.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Maringá
      (1932) (uncredited)

      Written by Joubert de Carvalho

      Played on a concertina and guitar by two unidentified men in the fishing village, and sung by them

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1948 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Conspirators
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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