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Featuring:
George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet
Written by:
W.R. Burnett
Eric Ambler
William Faulkner
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Release Date:
July 3, 1943
Original Title:
Background to Danger
Alternate Titles:
Intrigues en Orient
Genres:
Thriller | War
Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 80
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Ankara in neutral Turkey : World War Two. A town of intrigue and of provocateurs. The Germans are planning to leak maps apparently proving that the Russians are about to invade the country. American Joe Barton is in the know and in the middle, along with Zaloshoff and his sister who may or may not be Russians. What is clear though is that odious Colonel Robinson is a full-blown Nazi.
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Art Direction:
Hugh Reticker
Costume Design:
Milo Anderson
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Director of Photography:
Tony Gaudio
Editor:
Jack Killifer
Executive Producer:
Jack L. Warner
Novel:
Eric Ambler
Original Music Composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
Producer:
Jerry Wald
Screenplay:
W.R. Burnett
Writer:
William Faulkner
Daniel Fuchs
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