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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.
With Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger. The story of Soviet cypher-clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada.
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- Biography, Crime, History
- William A. Wellman
- 1948-06-16
Oct 10, 2017 · The Iron Curtain (1948) Silver Screen Classics. 79.6K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.2K. 280K views 6 years ago. Directed by William Wellman Starring Dana Andrews Gene Tierney and June Havoc...
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Aug 2, 2022 · Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Igor Gouzenkopancoligo. R608641. The Iron Curtain. 9 reels. (c) 11May48; L1767. Twentieth Century-Fox Film
As part of his attempt to infiltrate branches of the Canadian government, Grubb meets with Leonard Leitz, the Member of Parliament from Montreal. Calling themselves "The Associated Friends of Soviet Russia," Grubb and Leitz invite a number of potential members to a dinner in honor of Trigorin.
- William A. Wellman, William Eckhardt
- Dana Andrews
NR 1 hr 27 min Jun 16th, 1948 Thriller. 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...
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Soviet soldier turned bureaucrat Igor Gouzenko is assigned to his first overseas posting in 1943 to Ottawa, Canada, as a cipher clerk for the military attaché, their offices in a secret wing of the Soviet embassy.
