Background to Danger (1943)

Regisseur:

Raoul Walsh

Drehbuchautoren:

Eric Ambler (novel)
W.R. Burnett (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

3. Juli 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Kriegsfilm

Plot:

Ankara in neutral Turkey : World War Two. A town of intrigue and of provocateurs. The Germans are planning...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Assassination Attempt | Newspaper Publisher | Gunfire | Fight

Nutzerkommentare:

Background To Danger

Besetzung

George Raft	...	Joe Barton
Brenda Marshall	...	Tamara Zaleshoff
Sydney Greenstreet	...	Colonel Robinson
Peter Lorre	...	Nikolai Zaleshoff
Osa Massen	...	Ana Remzi
Turhan Bey	...	Hassan
Willard Robertson	...	'Mac' McNamara
Kurt Katch	...	Mailler

Alternativ:

Spion im Orientexpress (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

80 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Deutsch | Türkische | Französisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8833)

Drehorte:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

This film is mentioned in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" as the second in a double feature seen by Sal and Dean in a Detroit theater (chapter 11 of part three).

Dialogzitate:

Colonel Robinson: In international diplomacy, the shortest distance between two points is never a straight line.

Soundtrack:

Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388

Background To Danger

I recorded the film "Background To Danger" on TCM a while ago and I like this movie. I like George Raft, too... I also thought that the other cast members were excellent as well. You know, Peter Lorre, Turhan Bey & Sydney Greenstreet were all very good or great actors of our past... I admit, this film doesn't generally get the credit that I feel it deserves, but it was a good effort on the part of Hollywood. George Raft may not have had the same impact that a "Humphrey Bogart" had as a full on star, but I thought George Raft held his own pretty good in this 1943 film. After this film, George Raft kind of slipped into the "B" rated feature film roles of Hollywood, and that was kind of sad to see. Again, I thought the late George Raft was a good/decent actor and I liked his work. To my knowledge, George died back in 1980 of some form of cancer, however, he was at or about 85 years old at the time of his death.... Cheerio...

MR.BILL

EXTRA:

Many of the "Golden Era" film greats like "Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart & George Raft" slipped down a notch or two by the late 1940s/early '50s... I, always enjoyed it most when some of these stars teamed up to do a film like they use to back in the 1930s... Basically, to me, it was best when the teamed up or squared off against one another in the same film..... Again, last but not least, "Background To Danger" was a good 1943 picture, and I'm glad I have it on video.... Peace....