The Iron Curtain (1948)

19481h 22mdir. William A. WellmanUnited Statespropaganda filmbiographical film

Note: this print runs 82 minutes against a recorded 87 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

With Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Edna Best, Berry Kroeger, Eduard Franz, Reed Hadley, Stefan Schnabel

Directed by William A. Wellman

The Iron Curtain still

The Iron Curtain is a 1948 American thriller film starring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney, directed by William A. Wellman. It was the first film on the Cold War. The film was based on the memoirs of Igor Gouzenko. Principal photography was done on location in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Charles G. Clarke. The film was later re-released as Behind the Iron Curtain.

Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.

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