Ministry of Fear
(1944)
Thrilling drama of the Invisible Network of Terror!
Stars: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Hillary Brooke, Percy Waram
Director: Fritz Lang
Writer: Seton I. Miller, Graham Greene
Language: English
Studio: Criterion Collection
Duration: 87
Rated: NR
DVD Release: March 2013
Suffused with dread and paranoia, this Fritz Lang (M) adaptation of a novel by Graham Greene (The Third Man) is a plunge into the eerie shadows of a world turned upside down by war. En route to London after being released from a mental institution, Stephen Neale (The Lost Weekend’s Ray Milland) stops at a seemingly innocent village fair, after which he finds himself caught in the web of a sinister underworld with possible Nazi connections. Lang was among the most illustrious of the European émigré filmmakers working in Hollywood during World War II, and Ministry of Fear is one of his finest American productions, an unpredictable thriller with style to spare.
Ray Milland | Stephen Neale |
Marjorie Reynolds | Carla Hilfe |
Carl Esmond | Willi Hilfe |
Hillary Brooke | Mrs. Bellane #2 |
Percy Waram | Inspector Prentice |
Dan Duryea | Cost / Travers the Tailor |
Alan Napier | Dr. JM Forrester |
Erskine Sanford | George Rennit |
Victor Young | Composer |
Harry Allen | Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited) |
Henry Sharp | Cinematographer |
Frank Baker | Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) |
Vangie Beilby | Old Lady at Charity Bazaar (uncredited) |
Evelyn Beresford | Fat Lady at Charity Bazaar (uncredited) |
Aminta Dyne | Mrs. Bellane #1 - fortune teller (uncredited) |
Byron Foulger | Mr. Newby (uncredited) |
Colin Kenny | Scotland Yard Man (uncredited) |
Connie Leon | Lady Purchaser of Cake (uncredited) |
Ottola Nesmith | Woman at Admission Gate (uncredited) |
Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
Archie Marshek | Editor |
Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
Edith Head | Costume Design |
Don Johnson | Sound Recordist |
W.C. Smith | Sound Recordist |
Miklós Rózsa | Additional Music |
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0037075