Le masque de Dimitrios (1944)

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- 4 wins total

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Peter Lorre

Cornelius Leyden

Sydney Greenstreet

Mr. Peters

Zachary Scott

Dimitrios Makropoulos

Faye Emerson

Irana Preveza

Victor Francen

Wladislaw Grudek

Steven Geray

Karel Bulic

Florence Bates

Madame Elise Chavez

Eduardo Ciannelli

Marukakis
(as Edward Ciannelli)

Kurt Katch

Colonel Haki

Marjorie Hoshelle

Anna Bulic

Georges Metaxa

Hans Werner

John Abbott

Mr. Pappas

Monte Blue

Abdul Dhris

David Hoffman

Konrad

Charles Andre

French Train Conductor
(uncredited)

Vince Barnett

Card Game Kibitzer
(uncredited)

Felix Basch

Vazoff
(uncredited)

Edward Biby

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Director
- Jean Negulesco
Writers
- Frank Gruber
- Eric Ambler
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Rode through blackout in warzone three times to see it

On the front in 1944 in the Siegfried line I heard there was a movie in the area. It was quiet so in the black of night for about an hour we hunted the tent in blackout to see this show. Twice more I heard there was a movie and it was the same one. I now think it was the only one in Germany at that time being shown by the Army. It was one of the best suspense movies I remember and Zachary Scott was the best. It was chilling and worth it. The Germans didn't start their Battle of the Bulge for 2 more weeks. Sorry I can't tell more but I might ruin it for you. You must see it for yourself.

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Trivia
The poor little bureaucrat Herr Bulic is tricked into gambling by Dimitrios. Herr Bulic buys his beautiful wife an evening dress to wear to the Casino. The dress is a two-piece with a long black skirt and a long sleeve top covered in bugle beads. Except for a black velvet bow at the cleavage, it is identical to the one worn by Yvonne in "Casablanca" where she tells Rick "What a fool I was to fall for a man like you!"

Goofs
When Professor Leyden is in the cafe with the journalist inquiring about Dimitrios to the proprietress, at one point the band plays an instrumental version of the song Perfidia. This scene in the story takes place in 1938 as evidenced by the recent invitation to a party sent by Madame Chavez a few days before. The song, however, was published in 1939 and it became a hit in 1940, Therefore, the band is playing a song that didn't exist yet.

Quotes
Colonel Haki: But to me the most important thing to know about an assassination is not who fired a shot - but who paid for the bullet!

Crazy credits
Foreword: For money, some men will allow the innocent to hang. They will turn traitor....they will lie, cheat, steal...they will kill. They appear brilliant, charming, generous! But they are deadly. Such a man was Dimitrios.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Featured in Frightful Movie: The Mask of Dimitrios (1968)

Soundtracks
Waltz
(uncredited)
from "Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48"
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played by the chamber orchestra during the party