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Cast
Dana Andrews
as Igor Gouzenko
Gene Tierney
as Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc
as Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger
as John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best
as Mrs. Albert Foster
Stefan Schnabel
as Col. Ilya Ranov
Nicholas Joy
as Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz
as Maj. Semyon Kulin
Frederic Tozere
as Col. Aleksandr Trigorin (as Frederic Tozère)
Christopher Olsen
as Andrei Gouzenko
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1948
Runtime1h 27m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresThriller
Votes27
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
WritersIgor Gouzenko, Milton Krims
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Iron Curtain
About The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
Directed by William A. Wellman, The Iron Curtain leans on a strong ensemble — Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1948.
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