Mystery ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 35m

The Mask of Dimitrios

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Director
Jean Negulesco
Cast
Peter Lorre as Cornelius Leyden Sydney Greenstreet as Mr. Peters Zachary Scott as Dimitrios Makropoulos Faye Emerson as Irana Preveza Victor Francen as Wladislaw Grudek Steven Geray as Karel Bulic
Crew
Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography Frederick Richards — Editor Adolph Deutsch — Original Music Composer Frank Gruber — Screenplay Eric Ambler — Novel Henry Blanke — Producer
Tagline

The fabulous tale of a man of mystery!

Synopsis

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

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Mood & Themes
espionageblackmailfilm noirbetrayal
Key Collaborators
Jean Negulesco Director Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Frederick Richards Editor Adolph Deutsch Original Music Composer Frank Gruber Screenplay Eric Ambler Novel Henry Blanke Producer
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