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Ministry of Fear

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Village Vidiot

1944 loose, Fritz Lang directed version of Graham Greene novel (according to film historian remarks included as a feature, GG did not like the adaptation). Ray Milland stars as a man released from a mental asylum after serving two years for having killed his wife. He goes to a country fair before taking the train to London and finds himself caught in a WWII spy plot featuring seeing blind men and Nazis everywhere he looks. It’s not “Metropolis,” “M” or “The Testament of Dr Mabuse,” but I enjoyed this non-noir drama for its many Langian touches, some wonderful shots (the tailor shop, wow!), some funny twists of fate and dialogue, and a Scotland Yard as creepy as any Nazi.

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